Marked by tradegy The classic hymn was written by Horatio Spafford, a man who was sadly all too familiar with death and tragedy. In 1871, Spafford suffered the tragic death of his only son to scarlet fever. Shortly thereafter, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the entire city. A successful businessman and lawyer at the time, […]
“Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor”
“Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.”—1 Peter 2:7, KJV Charles H. Spurgeon reminds us that every single believer, in some form or fashion, is called to the mission field: “If Jesus is precious to you, you will not be able to keep your good news to yourself. You will be whispering it into […]
Bible Difficulties vs. Bible Consistencies
A few months ago, Fast Company released the graphic below to illustrate supposed contradictions in the Bible. Bible Contradictions? The graphic was produced by career skeptic Sam Harris’ nonprofit foundation Project Reason. Fast Company wrote, “…to anyone who thinks the Bible’s the last word on anything, remember this: It isn’t even the last word on […]