by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 23, 2017 | Family
One of Terrie’s early, unspoken expectations of marriage was that I would help around the house. Shortly after we were married, we had invited company over for dinner. I noticed she was stressed with the preparations and offered to help. I was pleased with how...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 6, 2017 | Ministry Leadership
Words cannot express how thankful I am that the Lord brought Dr. Don Sisk into my life over twenty-five years ago. I will never forget the day I met him at a pastor’s fellowship in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting turned out to be non-edifying and issue-orientated, and...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 27, 2017 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
We know that a biblical perspective on our finances is based in the awareness that God is the ultimate owner of everything and has entrusted resources to us to steward, or manage, for Him. Our job, then, is to be faithful stewards. It’s easy to talk about faithfulness...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 15, 2017 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
My generation tends to think of a strong spiritual leader as someone who is authoritative and able to administrate from a position of command. Indeed, we see leaders like this throughout the Bible—Joshua, Nehemiah, perhaps Paul. Millennials, however, have a greater...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 8, 2017 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
We know that God calls us to “Grow in grace” (2 Peter 3:18). And every Christian who is walking with the Lord desires this kind of growth. But how do we know if we are indeed growing? What are the benchmarks of growth in grace? There are many throughout God’s Word,...