David K. Naugle‘s, in his book Worldview: The History of a Concept, argues that the enlightenment introduced modernity to the West, and in so doing, destroyed the many myths that existed to explain life and living with a scientific explanation. In other words, the enlightenment reduced the West to only one acceptable meta-narrative, the scientific …
Tim Brister on evangelism and Sowing the Seed of the gospel. I know there are some caveats to this (people already know they are Christians, etc.), but all the aside, this is really sobering to me. It has been by researchers that the average number of times a person will hear the gospel before they …
Nothing is more needed among preachers today than that we should have the courage to shake ourselves free from the thousand and one trivialities in which we are asked to waste our time and strength, and resolutely return to the apostolic ideal which made necessary the office of the pastorate. (We must resolve that) we …
Danny Akin has put together an expanded and updated list of books for building your theological library. This thing is a beast at 47 pages long, but we are all indebted to Dr. Akin for his diligence in this. I appreciate the quote below from his website. Books are to the minister of the gospel …
New software can tell if you are mean and ugly. Facial recognition, of course, is being used for everything from photo tagging to law enforcement and computer logins these days. This software takes the practice a step further in a high-tech continuation of research aimed at connectingfacial shape and features to personality and character. Sinclair …
Albert Mohler on the murderous culture of obstetricians who abort one of two or three unborn children to reduce the number of live births. Jenny makes this clear. She explains that she had conceived through IVF and an egg donor. Had the pregnancy occurred naturally, she said, “I wouldn’t have reduced this pregnancy, because you …
Friday night, I took my family to see the Atlanta Braves beat the pants off of the Cubs. On that night, Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 32 games breaking an Atalanta franchise record and hit two home runs. Three other braves hit the long ball that night as well. It was a great …
I’ve written recently about the concerns I have that the rising reformed movement among younger evangelicals may, dare I say, emphasize the role of the pastor as preacher at the expense of emphasizing the role of pastor as shepherd. Though I am thankful for the added emphasis to preaching, I am also thankful for books …
Well-shepherded sheep do not stray! If members know that their leaders care for them and are committed to know, feed, lead, and protect them, they will not be likely to look for “greener pastures” elsewhere. –Timothy Z. Witmer, The Shepherd Leader
John Piper answers the question, “Should you support Campus Crusade staff now that the name is changing?” The fact that one of the earliest names for the Christian Movement in the New Testament was the fairly innocuous “The Way” (Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 24:14, 22) did not imply that these radical followers of Jesus were …