by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 3, 2025 | Christian Life
Marriage is one of God’s greatest gifts. A good marriage is a picture of Christ’s love for the church and is a place of encouragement, growth, and grace. But these kinds of relationships don’t just happen. A strong marriage is not something that can be left to...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 21, 2025 | Christian Life
Please join me in praying for the family and church family of Dr. Daniel Kim, who went to be with the Lord today. Earlier this week, the Lord laid on my heart to be with Dr. Kim and his family as we knew he would soon be in Heaven. Just today I landed in Seoul,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 31, 2024 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
I love the new year. I love the freshness and opportunity it presents for growth and goal setting. As for goals, I enter every year with a list. I know some people get discouraged by unrealized goals of past years. But I would suggest that goal setting itself isn’t...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 6, 2024 | Christian Life
Christmas is a season of song. Everywhere you go at Christmastime, there is music. Even secular songs echo the cheer of the season. And, of course, the Christian carols of Christmas are rich in celebration and worship. This makes Christmas a wonderful season to sing....
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 1, 2024 | Christian Life
It was 1792, and world evangelism was barely on the radar of Baptist churches in England. But it was heavy on the heart of a thirty-one-year-old bivocational pastor in Northamptonshire. His name was William Carey, and he was passionate about the Great Commission. ...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 4, 2024 | Christian Life
It was hard to say which was the most stifling—the summer Philadelphia heat or the bickering and objections each time a suggestion was raised. It was 1787, and the Constitutional Convention had been meeting for over a month but had made little to no progress on...