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• Tapping into the Power of Prayer  (January 1, 2010)
  Yes, it should never be underestimated that Satan is powerful. But so is prayer. Satan is a murderer, and he wants to kill your witness? he wants to kill your reputation? he wants to kill your contentment. But our powerful God is for us and victory is His because of the shed blood of Jesus and the power of His resurrection.
• Understanding English Bible Translation  (December 15, 2009)
  It remains a reality that the proponents of dynamic equivalence and essentially literal translations are bound to clash. Here, Ryken lays the groundwork for why he believes Christian translators should stick with an essentially literal approach.
• Why Is the God of Christianity Better Than All Others?  (November 24, 2009)
  Someone who had grown up under communism once asked me this question. I have found that a helpful way to answer is to focus on this key aspect of God's character...
• Sharpen Your Communication! Telling the Truth of the Gospel  (November 18, 2009)
  Understanding this one principle will go a long way to help make your communication clearer, and will keep you from getting frustrated with your listeners.
• Overcoming "True for You but Not for Me" Objections  (September 17, 2009)
  You've heard them - the statements people commonly make when objecting to Christianity. Here's how you can respond when you hear, "That may be True for You but Not for Me."
• Learning Evangelism From Jesus  (July 23, 2009)
  Studying Jesus? conversations with a diversity of people during his life, this director of the Francis Schaeffer Institute draws lessons and principles for modern evangelistic practice from the four Gospels, offering believers timeless wisdom in their approach to unbelievers.
• God Talks: The Bible is God's True and Lasting Word  (March 11, 2009)
  Knowing that God is a talking God helps us understand better one of the most important and precious possessions we have in all of life--our Bible.
• A Healthy Church Member is a Biblical Theologian  (March 10, 2009)
  Perhaps the most compelling benefit for doing biblical theology is that it deepens our understanding of and facility with the gospel.
• Nunc Super Tunc: Does History Matter?  (March 9, 2009)
  American Christians have a lot of virtues but historical mindedness isn?t one of them. As Americans we like to think that we?re the first to do most things but history demonstrates that to be false. We?re not the first Christians. We?re part of an ancient and widespread family.
• The Ultimate How-To Guide: How to Display God's Character  (March 5, 2009)
  Imagine a son whose father journeyed to a distant country and then wrote his son a series of letters, instructing him on how he was to carry on the family name and how he was to conduct the family business. Yet suppose that the son never read his father?s letters. How would this son ever learn to represent the father and conduct the father?s business? He wouldn?t. And neither does the local church that ignores the Word of God.
• The "Great Recession," Idols, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ  (March 4, 2009)
  We seem to have forgotten a simple but profound Christian truth that we cannot serve both God and mammon at the same time.
• What's Your Name?  (March 4, 2009)
  A name is important to one?s identity. And that?s why in the story of our fathers and mothers God keeps changing people?s names.
• Good Communication Begins With the Heart  (March 3, 2009)
  Jesus tells us that man speaks out of the abundance of his heart. In other words, it's the wellspring of our heart that determines what flows from our mouths.
• God Has Made Himself Known  (February 27, 2009)
  We are dependent completely on God?s kindness and goodness to make himself known to us, and for this we ought to be grateful every day of our lives.
• Why I Am Committed to Teaching the Bible  (February 23, 2009)
  Faithfully preaching and teaching the Word must be the very heart of our ministry philosophy. Any other approach replaces the voice of God with human wisdom.
• An Appetite for Sin  (February 18, 2009)
  If you can?t control your appetite, don?t go to the buffet. If you can?t look without lusting, look away. Don?t think you?re stronger than your desires.
• God Controls Even Our Suffering  (February 17, 2009)
  How does a biblical understanding of God?s love and sovereignty serve to encourage and sustain us during trials?
• The Program-Driven Church  (February 16, 2009)
  Do our churches look too much like the Mall of America?
• A Ray of Light Amid the Darkness: Remembering Our Heavenly Citizenship  (February 16, 2009)
  There is a great deal of unease in our nation and in our churches at this time. With the declining economy, wars overseas and radical changes in Washington, it is easy for many Christians to feel uneasy. What response should we have? Read more...
• Building the Church: A Plea to Pastors (and Laypeople)  (February 16, 2009)
  There?s more to a pulpit than a link to the past. Pulpits aren?t about tradition. They?re not about the ?way we?ve always done it.? Pulpits are about building the church on the Word of God.