Have you ever wondered how King Solomon could be such a wise man and make so many foolish mistakes? Dr. Phil Ryken, the president of Wheaton College, answers this question and more in the following interview: How could Solomon be such a wise man and make so many foolish mistakes? (1:40) How are the lessons […]
First World Problems
Watch this funny video of First World problems: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2p5svFJ9cQ I find myself consumed by First World problems often! What about you? Chances are, if you are reading this blog you don’t have any real Third World problems. However, the majority of the world does. As Christians we ought to respond to this video by (1) […]
The Attributes of God: Immutable
Malachi 3:6 0 — “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.” James 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Immutable. What does it […]
Knowledge of the Holy
A.W. Tozer: “Neither the writer nor the reader of these words is qualified to appreciate the holiness of God. Quite literally a new channel must be cut through the desert of our minds to allow the sweet waters of truth that will heal our great sickness to flow in. We cannot grasp the true meaning […]
The GOSPEL
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: […]
The Importance of Doctrine and the Testimony of Francis Schaeffer
Dane Ortlund writes: In 1951 Francis Schaeffer’s life and ministry were turned upside down, despite already having walked with the Lord for many years and having seen much fruit in ministry. He was 39. In the introduction to his book True Spirituality, Schaeffer recounts what happened. I faced a spiritual crisis in my own life. […]
John and Betty Stam: Martyred Together
[Mondays are for Missionaries and Martyrs] Geraldine Taylor, the daughter-in-law of Hudson Taylor, published the following story of John and Betty Stams’ martyrdom two years after their death: Never was that little one more precious than when they looked their last on her baby sweetness, as they were roughly summoned the next morning and led […]
Misunderstanding about the Gospel
Author and pastor Mike McKinley addresses a few common misunderstandings people have about the Gospel:
The Attributes of God: Good
[This is the second post in a series on the attributes of God. Read the first.] Exodus 34:6-7 — The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands,fn forgiving iniquity and transgression and […]
Unpacking the Casey Anthony Case
This post from pastor Chris Brauns provides some worthwhile thoughts in the wake of the Casey Anthony Case: I didn’t follow the Casey Anthony case closely enough to offer any meaningful opinions about guilt or innocence. But one of my goals with Unpacking Forgiveness was to consider situations when the wounds are deep and justice […]