Wednesday's Word | Paul Tripp

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Our Pastors Need Hope

I meet individually with ten young pastors and ministry leaders. There is nothing more important to me than this, and there are few things that I enjoy more. These leaders are my heroes. They have answered the call to live in the trenches of spiritual warfare, shepherding the body of Christ and dealing with the full range of joys and hardships that are inevitable in ministry. I love walking with pastors through the twisted roads, the hills and valleys, and the sunny days and stormy nights... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Ministry Wednesday's Word

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Our Pastors Need Help

I love the local church. I love the worship, preaching, and community. I love our witness to the world and ministries of mercy. Most of all, I love the pastors and leaders of the local church. I know the average pastor is overworked, understaffed, and underpaid. I know the spiritual burden of being a shepherd. I have walked that long road myself, so I have such appreciation for those who have chosen to live that life. I am excited and optimistic about the local church, but I am also... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Ministry Wednesday's Word

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Look Death In The Face

It’s the one area of human life where there is no discrimination or bias whatsoever. It might also be the only time where everyone agrees and acts similarly. It’s the harsh and inescapable reality of death. Today someone is at a hospital bedside watching the life drain from a loved one. Today someone will get that horrible call that a close friend has suddenly died. Today someone will receive the news that they don’t have long to live. I vividly remember my dad... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Ministry Wednesday's Word Family Life

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

The Theology Of Tents (And Beer?)

This might reveal my age, but I’m old enough to remember a beer commercial from the 1970s: “You only go around once, and you gotta grab for all the gusto you can.” More recently, this pack-it-all-in mentality has been captured by our youth with the hashtag #YOLO (you only live once). Perhaps you have heard some variation of the statement: “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” These trendy phrases reveal that every generation... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Life Wednesday's Word

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

6 Ways We Make Life Harder Than It Needs To Be

This is an oversimplification, but I believe the following statement is true: if Christians lived as if eternity were real, many of our problems would disappear. Each week at church, you and I affirm our belief in heaven and hell, but there is a significant difference between our confessional theology and our functional living. How often did you think of eternity last week, and how did it impact your decisions? If I’m honest, not very much. What about you? Consequently, our... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Family Life Wednesday's Word

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

What Benjamin Franklin Said About Eternity

The evidence is everywhere: something is wrong. And it’s more significant than meets the eye. - The scream of the toddler who has had a toy wrenched from his hands by his older brother is more than a cry of protest. - The hurt inside the teenager who has been mocked by a peer is more than adolescent angst. - The tears of a mom at the end of a talk with a lost and wayward daughter are more than an expression of parental grief. - The resentment of the man who has just been laid... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Wednesday's Word Life

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

My New Financial Concept

I want to introduce you to a new financial concept I made up: Me-istic Present-ism. (“What in the world is Paul Tripp talking about?!”) The Bible definitively teaches that this life is not all there is. Every human being is heading for an eternity of some kind. But me-istic present-ism has gripped the hearts and wallets of many believers and our secular culture. Me-istic – we put our wants, needs, feeling, hopes, and dreams in the center of our field of... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Family Life Ministry Wednesday's Word

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Is Our Theology Of Money Upside Down?

People are not instinctively generous. I don’t think that will come as a shock. If sin causes us to live for ourselves, and the Bible declares it does in 2 Corinthians 5:15, then we will struggle with an obsessive self-focus over money. When it comes to our income, we tend to think first of ourselves—what I need, what I want, what dream money can buy—before we think of how we can be generous with it. I am not suggesting that we are never generous; instead, I want to... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Wednesday's Word Ministry Family Life

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

How Do You Define Generosity?

Perhaps no greater definition of generosity exists than the twelve words that form John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son.” (ESV) What could be more generous than the birth of our Savior? His cradle wasn’t the cradle of a king. There was no fine wood, no silk sheet, or a soft velvet blanket. He was laid in a feeding trough, surrounded by barn animals. Here we are confronted by the fact that generosity is only as good as the extent of its... Read More

Posted by Benjamin Fallon at Wednesday, July 29, 2020