by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 31, 2019 | Current Events
The Judeo-Christian roots of our nation are showing up these days in places many of us have never even noticed, but simply assumed as normal. For instance, the phrase “So help me, God” as part of the oath administered to a witness before testifying in some courts or...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 29, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Let politicians deal with political challenges—the people of the growing hispanic population in our communities need to be reached by the gospel of Jesus Christ. In our community and in hundreds of communities across America, the demographics are changing and there...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 21, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
At the beginning of the new year, you eagerly set goals to reach forward for Christ in multiple areas. Both through your goals and the early action steps you have taken, you stretched forward. But now it is three weeks into the new year. What are the underlying...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 10, 2019 | Ministry Leadership
Perhaps you have heard the statement, “Jesus loves you just as you are, but He loves you too much to allow you to stay that way.” It’s true. God loves us unconditionally, and He doesn’t love us more or less based on if we are currently growing or backsliding. But He...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 7, 2019 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
This January marks Terrie’s and my thirty-third New Year at Lancaster Baptist Church. A few weeks ago, we were able to have over several families from our church who were here when we came or who we were able to lead to the Lord in those first couple years. Their...