by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 7, 2012 | Media/Resources
A post-Christian culture questions everything related to Scripture, and the church certainly hasn’t escaped its scrutiny—or its dismissal. Some claim that the church was man’s idea. Others suggest that it has deviated so far from the first century that it is no longer...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 1, 2012 | Media/Resources, Ministry News
(If you cannot see this video in your RSS reader or email, you can watch it here.) The longer I walk with the Lord, the more convinced I am that knowing and loving Jesus Christ is really what the Christian life is all about. As a pastor, more than I want my church...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 13, 2012 | Christian Life, Media/Resources
Everyone faces pain, fear, and worry; but it seems that Satan especially aims these fiery darts at Christians who are committed to moving forward for God. This three-in-one volume of John Haggai’s books Winning over Pain, Winning over Fear, and Winning over Worry, was...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Sep 5, 2012 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
What would you do if someone offered you a one hundred dollar bill which you knew was counterfeit? If you took it, you may be able to spend it undetected, but you would also weaken your own economy. This was the situation which merchants in Athens faced in the first...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 11, 2012 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
In the past year and a half I have read two excellent books by Dr. Richard Swenson—Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives and In Search of Balance: Keys to a Stable Life. As Swenson defines margin, it “the space between...