by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 8, 2011 | Christian Life
When my aunts and uncles were growing up on a ranch in Southwest Colorado, a man by the name of “Pop Kinney” visited the house. He explained that he was with the American Sunday School Union and was holding a Vacation Bible School for kids there in that rural area. My...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 1, 2011 | Christian Life
Christ’s last command before He ascended to Heaven is found in Mark 16:15: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Every person has an eternal soul, and it is our privilege and responsibility to share with them the good news of salvation....
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 28, 2011 | Christian Life
One of the defining moments in my life occurred at a restaurant table nearly thirty years ago. Across the table was a man who had been one of my childhood heroes. Years earlier, he had preached in our church and signed my Bible. So, when he called me to tell me he...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 24, 2011 | Christian Life
An old Yiddish proverb says, “God gave burdens, also shoulders.” But have you ever felt that your shoulders were too weak to bear your burdens? This is one reason God has made the church a family—that we might bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2). Often, God...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 21, 2011 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. But too many sailors want to quit when the sea becomes choppy! Those in ministry regularly experience heaving seas. From personal trials, to ministry needs, to the hostility of our secular culture, ministry has a host of...