by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 22, 2015 | Christian Life, Family, Media/Resources
When I was a young boy in Northern California, the only time I wanted to go inside was dinnertime. All other hours, I wanted to be outside playing. Playtime for today’s young people, however, has transformed into screen time. The nature of community for twenty-first...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 16, 2015 | Christian Life, Media/Resources
Welcome to the club! It’s a club comprised of some of the stalwart heroes of the faith. You know, Abraham (Genesis 17:17), Sarah (Genesis 18:12), Gideon (Judges 6:13), Elijah (1 Kings 19:10), Jeremiah (Jeremiah 20:7), John the Baptist (Luke 7:19)…and Asaph. We don’t...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 6, 2014 | Christian Life, Media/Resources
I am so excited to make available a new soulwinning resource from Striving Together Publications—Paid in Full: Your Debt, God’s Payment. This small minibook is written directly to an unsaved person. It explains salvation simply and engages with the reader...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 14, 2014 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
This summer I read Pastor Rob Fleshman’s book, Buy the Field: Find, Follow and Finish God’s Will for Your Life. One of the aspects about this book that I loved was its biblical bias for action. Like Nike’s “Just Do It” slogan, Pastor Fleshman challenges readers to...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 7, 2014 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
It doesn’t take long for the ministry to wear us out—to break down our strength and bring us to a point of exhaustion. Physically, emotionally, spiritually—the ministry is draining. In my last post, I highlighted the importance of taking periodic time out of the...