Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur)
With the nation focused on the November elections, we thought a post on politics might be appropriate. The point of this article is not that we should abstain from any participation in the political process, but rather that we must keep our priorities straight as Christians. After all, the gospel, not politics, is the only true [...]

(By Nathan Williams)
Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave for many years you understand how important athletic competition is to our culture. I can’t even begin to count how many hours I spent during the first 18 years of my life playing or watching sports. My dad was the athletic director at my school and [...]

(By Jesse Johnson)
What happens when cultural contextualization goes too far?
The LA Times recently answered the question with this article, which has one of the most interesting headlines I have ever seen: “Pastor pleads not guilty in biker brawl case.”
The gist of the incident: in Southern California there is a large population of Hell’s Angeles, and [...]

(By John MacArthur)
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. (1 Tim. 6:17)
A very real danger facing American Christians is the temptation to fix their hope on the [...]

(By Martin Luther) 
For any who might suppose that Martin Luther’s 16th-century “harsh language” justifies 21st-century frivolity or filthy talk (especially from the pulpit), we offer these thoughts from Luther himself. The following comes from his sermon on Ephesians 5:3-4. 
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“Filthiness”—scandalous talk—is unchaste language suggestive of fornication, uncleanness and carnal sins. It is common in taverns and generally found [...]