Stuart Briscoe preached his first sermon at age 17. He didn’t know much about the topic assigned him by an elder. But he researched the church of Ephesus until he had a pile of notes and three points, ...

Your preaching is not God’s work. You are God’s work. I received this vision in a peculiar way. As I was minding my own business leading a foundation that helped denominations start new churches, ...

You cannot serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one and love the other, or you will be loyal to one and not care ...

Here is a trustworthy saying, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.” (Prov. 3:5-6) ...

This week on Preach, we launch a new series: Preaching for the Sacraments—how homilists can bring depth and imagination to their preaching during some of the Catholic Church’s most meaningful rites.

This past weekend at Mass, we heard the Gospel story in which Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish (John 6:1-15). This Gospel story has always stood out to me. How could a ...

Are you a person of faith? If you had asked me that question when I was younger, I would have said, “No. I’m not.” You see, I didn’t become a Christian until I was 17. But even before I came to faith ...

God uses our waiting to not only refresh us, but renew and teach us. As you wait during these hard times, maybe you need to discover what God is teaching you. Many times in my life, I’ve struggled to ...

"The world in its present form is passing away" (1 Cor 7:31). 1 Cor 7:25-31; Luke 6:20-26 To be human is to be both immersed in the world but also detached from it. Time and space hold us to each ...

Perhaps the greatest suffering in the midst of physical distress is to wonder if we have failed in our life’s efforts. John the Baptist endured this darkness in his jail cell. Had he pointed to the ...

On October 14, 2012, Australian skydiver and extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner rode a helium balloon-lifted capsule nearly ...