“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 […]
Use “O My God!” Instead of “Oh My God!”
Justin Taylor: Just because “Oh my God!” is abused in our culture—a case of taking great God’s name lightly and in vain—doesn’t mean we should refrain from the vocative “O my God!” Note in the Bible how often it is used in conjunction with imploring God to listen, to see, to remember, to arise, and […]
How Majestic Is Your Name
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, […]
"Our shame is ended!" —Charles Spurgeon
“The Son of God was willingly made a curse for us, and at His own desire was made subject to shame on our account. I do not know how you feel in listening to me, but while I am speaking I feel as if language ought scarcely to touch such a theme as this: it […]
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