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PulpitPress is moving!

Thank you to all who have followed my blog over the last year! I set out initially to journal my devotional observations as I read through the Bible. Wow, I have learned a lot—including about blogging!

This is why PulpitPress is moving. Simply put, I needed a better platform for managing the blog. I originally started with a WordPress site. It was a great start but a burdensome and slow platform. Ghost is a simple, cost-effective platform for what I am doing that is more purpose-built for blogging.

The new web address for PulpitPress is pulpitpress.ghost.io. I know this might seem like a strange move and a strange address, but it will be much easier to maintain in the long run. All future postings will happen at the new web address.

PulpitPress.org will remain up for the time being as I work to transfer all the blog posts over. Eventually, however, it will point to the new site. If you currently enjoy the subscription benefits of PulpitPress.org, you can subscribe at the new site and pick up where you left off.

Thank you for all the support over the last year. I am looking forward to the future with you at the new site.

—Matt

Finishing What We Start

We can all probably relate to Paul’s gracious words to the Corinthians. What should we do when discouragement steals our fervor for doing that good thing we set out to do?

Have you ever felt excited about something good, only to lose that enthusiasm over time? This was the case with the Corinthians. They saw the great need of the saints in Jerusalem and wanted to help them financially. They were excited to help and were the first to start giving. Their enthusiasm was contagious. Other churches jumped on board (2 Corinthians 9:2). Other churches far less wealthy than the Corinthians gave abundantly (2 Corinthians 8:1-2).

Wanted: A Man for Leadership

Strong, biblical leaders are needed now more than ever. Are you one? This post, adapted and condensed from a sermon, asks thought-provoking questions and examines key leadership principles through the lives of Moses, Daniel, Paul, and Jesus.

Are you a leader, perhaps in your home, at your workplace, or in your church? Do you influence the lives of others? If so, let’s consider the following questions as leaders.

Where are we going?

This question is about direction, not destination. It’s difficult — if not impossible — to predict exactly where we’ll be in five, ten, or thirty years. Life has ups and downs, twists and turns, and curveballs. Few of us are where we thought we would be. What isn’t hard to pick, though, is a direction. The direction we choose can have a huge impact decades from now.

The God of all Comfort!

Have you ever faced such crushing, overwhelming, beyond your ability, with no hope in sight, feeling like it’s all over — trouble? Paul did, and he shares what he learned.

Troubles! Crushing, overwhelming, beyond our ability, with no hope in sight, it all seems to be over — troubles! Paul begins 2 Corinthians with a clear-eyed account of how he felt when such trouble came upon him in Asia. While the Bible does not record the event, according to 2 Corinthians 1:8-9, Paul and his companions did not expect to survive. Have you ever faced such trouble? Paul shares what he learned.

The Greatest News of All!

What is the most important thing we can know, believe, and live for? Does such a thing exist? If it does, it would be a tragedy to miss it! Paul states that he gave the Corinthians what was most important — what could that be?

In 1 Corinthians 15:3, Paul notes that he passed on to the Corinthians what was most important: the gospel! How that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose from the dead on the third day, all according to the Scriptures. Paul said a lot to the Corinthians, and this was the most important. Why is Paul reminding them of this?

Where are we going?

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