Dr. John Hill, Editor & CEO *Republished from Dr. Hill's September issue of "Ministry and Meaning" and also from his personal blog at www.jhillworks.com For generations, the name on the church sign told people something. Baptist. Methodist. Lutheran. Presbyterian. Free Will Baptist. Those labels carried history, theology, relationships, and expectations. Increasingly, they do not carry the same weight. Pew Research Center’s latest Religious Landscape Study found that 12% of American adults...

Dr. John Hill, Editor & CEO Covenant, Memory, Judgment, and Mercy: Lessons from Joshua The September 2026 lessons move into the book of Joshua, where Israel stands at a turning point. Moses is dead. A new generation must cross the Jordan, enter the land God promised, and learn that receiving God’s promises still requires faith, obedience, courage, and trust. Joshua is a book of victories, memorials, difficult battles, and surprising grace. It also raises questions modern readers cannot...

Dr. John Hill, Editor & CEO Prayer is more than an emergency measure for difficult days. It is a continuing relationship with God that shapes our thinking, strengthens our faith, and prepares us to live according to His will. A consistent prayer life may not remove every difficulty, but it changes how we face them. 1. Prayer prepares us to accomplish God’s will. Paul instructed believers, “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2). Prayer makes us attentive...