Category Archives: The Preacher Pollard Blog

Neal Pollard The Tay Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, opened for passenger services on June 1, 1878. That very summer, Queen Victoria was a passenger onboard the train that passed over that bridge, at the time at over a mile and a half the longest railway bridge in the world. This led her to knight the […]Continue reading “A Sturdy Bridge Over The Deadly Sea — The Preacher Pollard Blog”

Brent Pollard While scrolling through a social media site, I stumbled upon a post by a concerned brother claiming that the latest AI technology would threaten the preaching profession. Although I have heard similar complaints from artists and writers, I was surprised to hear this argument from a preacher. Artificial intelligence has caused much hysteria; […]Continue reading “Preaching In The Age Of AI — The Preacher Pollard Blog”

Carl Pollard Romans 12:19 says, “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.” Getting our own revenge is something that is very easy to do. Our human emotions will naturally push us to take revenge. We want to […]Continue reading “A Road Less Traveled — The Preacher Pollard Blog”

Gary Pollard Philippians 2.12 says, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” What does Paul mean by this? He just used Jesus as an example of selflessness, positing him as the ultimate authority. He just told them that they needed to put others above self and correct several issues. So this verse is […]Continue reading “Resolving Conflict — The Preacher Pollard Blog”

Dale Pollard We’ll keep this really simple. Let’s start with a few facts about joy and then dive into seven ways to find joy when we lack it.  1. Joy is not a feeling, it’s a godly perspective.  2. A Christian’s hardships aren’t pointless, they’re productive.  “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of […]Continue reading “Seven Ways To Pursue Joy — The Preacher Pollard Blog”

Neal Pollard When we think about Jesus and material possessions, perhaps we think of passages like Luke 8:3 that tell us He lived from the financial support of Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna, and many others. Or His own words: “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of […]Continue reading “Give Like Jesus — The Preacher Pollard Blog”

Brent Pollard Archaeologists discovered a new copy of Matthew’s Gospel written on ancient parchment beneath two other copies of the same Scriptures, in Greek and Georgian. (Georgian was the last language in which Matthew was written.) Researchers found the text using ultraviolet light. The newly discovered Gospel, written in the Old Syriac language, is thought […]Continue reading “Archaeologists Discover a Sixth-Century Old Syriac Version of Matthew’s Gospel — The Preacher Pollard Blog”

Carl Pollard In 1 John 4, we read from John some warnings concerning spirits. He says in 1 John 4:1, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” John tells us that not every spirit is […]Continue reading “The Spirit Of Deception — The Preacher Pollard Blog”

Gary Pollard In Phil 2.2 Paul uses an imperative — make my joy complete. Because of this imperative, we know that something was still missing with that church. How were they to complete his joy? By having one mind, possessing one love, working closely with each other, by avoiding selfishness or pride, by practicing humility, […]Continue reading “Healthy Relationships — The Preacher Pollard Blog”