For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory and the joy of knowing God.
The Bible is the infallible Word God. It is reliable. Good science and archaeology support its accuracy. We must follow God’s plan.
Bible teacher Kay Arthur’s inductive study method has helped millions of people discover the truth of God’s Word for themselves. This bestselling and dynamic guide, written with David Arthur and Pete De Lacy, invites readers of all levels of Bible literacy and learning to dive deeper into God’s promises.
With so many Bible translations available, how do you make a choice between them? How do you even know what the criteria should be for making a choice? Learn how we got our modern Bible in English.
How and when did the books of the Bible originate? In what sense are these books different from other books? How have these books been preserved and transmitted to us?
Is the Bible true, or is it merely a collection of myths and legends? Explore extraordinary evidence revealing that the Bible is trustworthy from beginning to end.
The Bible is the most important book ever written. And yet we are separated from its authorship by millennia. To engage the Bible fully as a life-changing practice, we need to find our way into it and through it.
What makes a leader a Christian leader? Too many churches and parachurch groups operate under secular leadership principles and strategies without considering what Scripture teaches. In this accessible and comprehensive book, leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs articulates a working definition of Christian leadership based on the Bible and his own extensive research.
Offering readers hope, encouragement, and the practical advice they’re looking for, this concise book by professor Donald Whitney outlines a simple, time-tested method that can help transform our prayer lives: praying the words of the Bible.
A Christ-centered man looks for instruction in how to live, lead, interact and influence. The Bible contains practical instruction for life, family and business. But what about the prophecy in the Bible?
Here are some common questions we receive from table leaders, and some suggestions for how to maintain best practices and grow in life and leadership.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) was an English pastor of the New Park Street Chapel (later renamed Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. He became known as the “Prince of Preachers” for his spellbinding sermons, which sometimes ran two hours or more.
What if you could know what God Himself was thinking? What if you were able to discern the very thoughts of God? How would that skill and divine knowledge benefit your life and leadership?
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. (1924 - 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th President of the United States. Though many believe his presidency a failure, his post-Oval Office years were nothing short of phenomenal.
As the clock strikes 12:00 on January 1, many men “take stock” of their lives and leadership during the New Year’s break. How might you invest your time and resources in the coming year to do something meaningful and memorable?
As in many facets of a man’s character, the instruction on trust with respect to biblical leadership is very different. Proverbs 3:5 tells us, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.”
One of the greatest investments you can make as a leader will not be found in a stock selection, or emerging technologies, or foreign markets. A leader’s most powerful commodity is his relationships with people.
Faith-centered leaders are challenged in our culture to live by their beliefs. They are called on to accept the ideologies of others that are diametrically opposed to what the Bible teaches. Jesus Himself spoke of this difficulty.
Today in the US, 6 billion texts will be sent. But that pales compared to the 269 billion daily emails—that’s 74 trillion a year. And the antiquated phone call? Just 2.4 billion per day among America’s 300 million cell phone users. We are certainly communicating… but are we connecting?
A lot of us identify with timidity because we work in places where the majority of the people around us are not Christians. Maybe they are even anti-Christian, and sometimes aggressively.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. He held office during the Civil War. He is considered by many to be America’s greatest President.
We use hell in our culture as a generalized destination for everyone who is sinful or evil, even if it’s just in our own experience. Have you ever said, “This is a living hell” to describe a horrible situation?
Cultural pursuits have a common thread that redefines the traditional and biblical role of manhood and replaces it with a substitute devoted to self-satisfaction.
Atlanta has some of the worst traffic in the country. Of the six million people who live in the metro, about 4.5 million of them drive each day. As a result, each Atlantan spends an average of 70 hours every year stuck in traffic.
If God “opens doors”, then does He also close them? Are there times where you lose a job or a client, or change your role, or a friendship is broken, or a series of circumstances bring about a major change in life—and that’s God at work?
Moses, Joshua, David, Solomon, Daniel, Isaiah, John, Paul, Timothy, Jesus… does the Bible, through its primary characters and events, give us examples of leaders, or does it actually teach leadership skills and principles?
We all face decisions daily, and periodically more serious ones, that require contemplation and consideration before action.
We overlook the promises God makes with prayer. God says that He hears our prayers. God says that He answers and acts based on our prayers. Prayer indeed is a powerful and personal tool for a faith-centered leader.
We will stare out in the night sky at those distant points of light, so unimaginably far away, and we ask, “Is there anything out there, is there anything more?”
Do you know why you do what you do? Only around 25% of Americans adults cite having a clear sense of what makes their lives meaningful.
Your daily time alone with God and study of the Bible is the key to growing in leadership. Yet only 45% of Christians say they read the Bible “at least once a week”, while a third say they engage in the Scriptures “seldom or never”.
A recent study found that the average college graduate reads about one book a year. What about the average CEO? They’ll read 60 books a year. Reading gives the leader tremendous advantages beyond simple knowledge.
Leaders aren’t full of limitless energy. Go hard enough for long enough and you’ll run out of steam. You need to relax, refresh and recharge.
A table might not seem like a foundation for developing as a man, a husband, a father, a leader, but it is! Leadership is ultimately about your impact and influence on other people. At Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship we focus leadership development at a table.
Are you a model leader? Consider whether anyone should be led by you. What does your leadership experience and execution bring to the table that is valuable and enhances the life and work of those in your sphere of influence?
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (1393 – 1468) was a German inventor of the moveable type printing press. Gutenburg’s printing press led to the explosion of knowledge through printed books during the Renaissance. Today he is regarded as one of the most important figures of the last 1,000 years.
In Scripture we see fears such as inadequacy, fear of disapproval, fear of the unexpected, fear of losing control, or fear of being disappointed. These are fears that God can help us overcome. The Bible also gives a path to leading fearlessly.
The very first mention of a table in the Bible comes in Exodus 25. God is giving instructions to Moses about the construction of the tabernacle, the Jewish house of worship. God’s command was to build a specific type of table.
Jesus never came to earth for such a purpose. When we attempt to drop Jesus into our company culture, with its capitalistic purpose and various hierarchies and processes, we are usurping the very Godhood of Christ.