by Paul Chappell | Dec 22, 2012 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
The story is told of a struggling community who called an open town meeting to discuss their financial straits. Included in the group of a couple dozen people at the meeting was a stranger. No one knew him, and no one paid him any attention. In fact, once when he...
by Paul Chappell | Dec 12, 2012 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
If you’re anything like me—and most people I meet are in this regard—you’ve shouldered too many burdens that you wish you would have given to the Lord. Sometimes we forget to give them to the Lord. Sometimes we just don’t want to let them go. Sometimes we struggle to...
by 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 Paul Chappell | Jun 12, 2012 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry News
The Lord has given us a great season of resource development at Striving Together Publications. We’re excited to have released a collection of new books, minibooks, and curriculum. I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of our newest resources for you. We pray...
by Paul Chappell | Jun 1, 2012 | Media/Resources
When I took some medical and rest leave in early 2011, I knew that the Lord would use this time in my life to help me make significant mid-course adjustments. But far beyond schedule or administrative changes, the Lord gave me a full journal of scriptural insights...