Resources
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Bible Study
Accordance Bible Software
Accordance Bible Software is what I primarily use to study the Bible in the original languages. Its search functionality and its vast library of commentaries, dictionaries, and more provide me with the tools I need to prepare sermons as well as personal and family Bible study.
BiblePlaces.com
BiblePlaces.com provides a comprehensive pictorial library of the Bible lands, including Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Greece. With over 17,500 high-resolution photographs available with helpful organization and instruction, students and teachers of the Bible will gain a better understanding of God’s words and works.
Books
See the list of books I have read, am reading, and plan to read.
Churches
Liberty Bible Church, Williamstown, Kentucky, USA
Liberty Bible Church is a new church that delights in loving God and loving others. We are committed to the ministry of the Word of God through authentic relationships, so all would mature in Jesus Christ for the glory of God.
Grace Community Church of the Valley, Sun Valley, California, USA
Grace Community Church is the church my wife and attended while attending The Master’s College (now The Master’s University). The primary teacher is Dr. John MacArthur, whose expository sermons can be heard through their broadcast ministry Grace to You.
Education
The Master’s University, Santa Clarita, California, USA
The Master’s University provided my wife and me with a tremendous Christian undergraduate education, especially with its Israel Bible Extension program.
Christian Counseling and Education Foundation
The Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) seeks “to restore Christ to counseling and counseling to the church.” They offer courses, books, booklets, and more to help the church minister the Word of God to the issues of life.
Liberty Classroom
Liberty Classroom provides multiple courses on history, economics, literature, philosophy, logic, and more. Taught by multiple teachers, these video-based courses are also available to download for offline listening.
Business Kickstarter Course
Learn how to start an online business with this video training from Jason Stapleton. Learn the process of generating sales by providing good, valuable content.
ProtonMail
Keep your email secure with ProtonMail. Send encrypted email using private servers in Switzerland through the web interface, or use mobile apps for iOS and Android. Start with a free account and upgrade for additional features.
Mailchimp
Keep in contact with your followers using Mailchimp. Create emails, landing pages, Facebook and Instagram ads, and other online channels to get your message to those who would benefit from it.
Health Care
Samaritan Ministries
Samaritan Ministries is a health-care cost sharing program for Christians which our family has participated in since 2012. We have been very pleased with sharing in others’ medical needs, and in receiving their help on several occasions.
Podcasts
Diligent Pastors
Diligent Pastors is a weekly podcast that I host which features pastors and those who train them.
Pastor’s Talk
Pastor’s Talk is an occasional podcast published by 9Marks, hosted by Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever. They talk about theology, church life and practice, leadership, and more from a pastoral perspective.
Practical Shepherding: Trench Talk
Trench Talk from Practical Shepherding produces occasional podcasts on pastoral ministry concerns. Brian Croft hosts the show with featured guests to answer questions, and explore issues like preaching, church membership, mentoring, leadership development, life and death, and more.
The Dave Ramsey Show
Dave Ramsey hosts a live call-in radio show each weekday and shares all three hours on this podcast. Hear debt-free screams, budgeting tips, education and career advice, occasional rants, stories of outrageous generosity, and more.
48 Days to the Work You Love
48 Days to the Work You Love is hosted and producted by Dan Miller. A new episode is released every Friday to answer questions about work, provide practical advice, and give hope to those seeking to create a better life. Dan’s goal “is to help you find work that is meaningful, purposeful, and profitable.”
The Ron Paul Liberty Report
Dr. Ron Paul provides commentary on recent political and economic events while advancing a message of liberty and peace.
The Ken Coleman Show
Ken Coleman has a weekday podcast to help you discover the career you will love. He helps you discern your top skills and passions so you can determine the problem you want to solve and the people you want to help.
Wealth, Power, and Influence
Jason Stapleton has a weekday podcast featuring his five principles of liberty: tolerance, limited government, peace, individualism, and free markets. He talks about current events, politics, economics, business and related topics.
The Tom Woods Show
Tom Woods teaches on history, economics, and politics often by means of an interview with a key thinker in these areas. He has written several books and ebooks on such topics as health care, education, and online business.
Productivity
Dropbox: File Management and Backup
Dropbox provides file backup and synchronization service across devices. A web interface allows you to access your files even from another device, and secure links allow you to share files with others.
Lastpass: Password Management
Lastpass saves your encrypted passwords in an online vault. Just keep track of your one master password, and Lastpass remembers the rest. Extensions for browsers and apps for mobile devices allows you to take your vault wherever you are.
Website
Web Hosting Service: Bluehost
Bluehost is a web-hosting service powering over two million websites across the world, including this one. They offer free domain registration, easy WordPress installation, and many custom tools to set up email accounts and other features for your personal or business website.
Elegant Themes
Elegant Themes provides WordPress themes with visual drag and drop editing and tremendous customization. I use the Divi 3.0 theme for this site.
Pretty Links WordPress Plugin
Pretty Links lets you create customized, real-language, short links to pages you want to link to. It also provides tracking services to show you how many times a link has been used.
Yoast SEO WordPress Plugin
Yoast provides free and premium WordPress plugins to help you with search engine optimization (SEO).
Securing Your WordPress Site
Read about steps you can follow to secure your WordPress site.