AUTHOR

Campbell Markham

Things I Wish I’d Known about Pastoring a Church When I Was Young

By Campbell Markham / January 17, 2024

Here is some practical advice from a seasoned minister to help young men who are just starting out in pastoral ministry.

The Four Titles of Jesus — Isaiah 9:6

By Campbell Markham / December 18, 2023

What can we learn about the character of the Great King in Isaiah 9 to help us remember what Christmas is all about?

What Is the Significance of the Three Gifts the Wise Men Offered to Jesus?

By Campbell Markham / December 14, 2023

In Matthew 2 we read about pagan religious leaders who came to worship the Christ child. What is the significance of the three gifts the Magi presented to Jesus?

Who Are the 144,000 in the Book of Revelation?

By Campbell Markham / December 6, 2023

“Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads” (Rev. 14:1). Who are the 144,000 in the book of Revelation?

You Must Be Born Again to Become a Christian

By Campbell Markham / November 14, 2023

Some hear Jesus’ teaching and love it, and their lives are transformed for the better by it. Others hear it only reluctantly and remain diamond-hard against it. What makes the difference?

Aged Care Ministry: 3 Challenges and 5 Responses

By Campbell Markham / October 24, 2023

I have been a pastor for twenty-five years, the last three of which I was privileged to serve as an aged-care chaplain. Here are some of the challenges I experienced and some of the solutions to these challenges that became apparent to me over those brief three years.

7 Brilliant Reasons to Shamelessly Applaud Jesus — Revelation 1:5-8

By Campbell Markham / October 6, 2023

Jesus loves you perfectly. He is committed to you, wants the best for you, delights in you, wants to be with you, and rejoices in your well-being and improvement. In Revelation 1:5-8 we learn seven brilliant things about Jesus.

Why Do Christians Pray, “For Thine Is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, For Ever”?

By Campbell Markham / July 20, 2023

Even though the traditional ending of the Lord’s Prayer is not found in the earliest New Testament manuscripts, the doxology is nonetheless a perfectly biblical and correct thing to pray. Why?

Jesus Suffered Under Pontius Pilate; Was Crucified, Dead, and Buried; He Descended Into Hell — The Apostles’ Creed, Article of Faith 4

By Campbell Markham / June 6, 2023

“Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell.” What is the meaning of the fourth article of the Apostles’ Creed?