A Christian leader must embody gospel grace. If he doesn’t, his leadership is no longer “Christian.” This kind of leadership — we’ll call it gospel-shaped leadership — imitates the way God relates to us through the gospel. These leaders benefit those in their care, just as God blesses all people — and especially His covenant … Continue reading Gospel-Shaped Leadership
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Toward Healthy Leadership
In the next few editorials, we will consider Christian leadership. My goal is not necessarily a be-all-end-all discussion of leadership, but an exploration of Christian leadership. I hope to be general enough that the principles apply to pastors as they lead their churches, to husbands as they lead their wives, to mothers as they lead … Continue reading Toward Healthy Leadership
What Makes a Christian Marriage?
God’s Good Design God created marriage as the most intimate and enduring human relationship. When God made Adam and put him in the Garden of Eden, he had no companion. He had God above Him, and animals under him, but no one alongside him. In God’s kind providence, He gave him Eve as a helper—not … Continue reading What Makes a Christian Marriage?