Lesslie Newbigin: “There has been a long tradition which sees the mission of the Church primarily as obedience to a command. It has been customary to speak of ‘the missionary mandate.’ This way of putting the matter is certainly not without justification, and yet it seems to me that is misses the point. It tends […]
"My honor was that Jesus Christ should reign"
Do Christians have to go to church?
Another great video from Mike McKinley on a topic that is controversial in our church-hopping society.
Don't despute. Testify!
“Do all things without murmurings and disputing, that you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God,without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world; holding forth the Word of Life, that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have […]
How could wise Solomon be so foolish?
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. […]