Is Christianity good for the world? Obviously Christians would agree that it is, but even China believes that there is some good that has come into the world from Christianity. A recent article in the Christian Post Reporter reports that atheistic China sees a link between the Christian faith and economic success. The Reporter article …
Doug Wilson is a model of responsible discourse. With entire books dedicated, not only to debate and responsible discourse, but even to sarcasm’s role in responsible discourse (A Serrated Edge: A Brief Defense of Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking), Wilson is a case study in discourse. Wilson sees satire as a tool that God has …
Vacation Bible School is a big deal to our church (www.malvernhill.org). So big, in fact, that some folks in our community who do not attend our church plan their vacations around our VBS. So big that last night (Monday) we had 100 more people than we had for the same night of VBS last year. …
Cheap Kindle Books from Steve McCoy. A number of Kindle books are really cheap right now. I don’t necessarily recommend every book on this list, but I put the ones I felt you would be most interested in, even if you disagree with the authors. Kindle edition of The Millenials by Thom and Jess Rainer. …
Nothing can be rightly known, if God be not known; nor is any study well managed, nor to any great purpose, if God is not studied. We know little of the creature, till we know it as it stands related to the Creator: single letters, and syllables uncomposed, are no better than nonsense. He who …
A recent article from Abdel Bari Atwan on the CNN website explores Why Bin Laden was Radicalized. It was very interesting for me to learn that Bin Laden was not always as radical as the world has come to know him. It was also intriguing to follow Atwan’s arguments about what it is that actually …
Preaching that Changes Lives Author: Michael Fabarez Publisher and Date: Wipf and Stock, 2005 Rank (1-10): 8 *Rank 1-10, with 1 meaning “waste of time” and 10 meaning “must read.” THESIS OF THE BOOK : To encourage and empower preachers to preach sermons that not only convey information about the Bible, but that also …
Kevin DeYoung says that obedience is possible and expected in the Bible. Obedience is not a dirty word for the gospel-centered Christian. We are saved from the wrath of God by sovereign grace, and that sovereign grace saves us unto holiness. Our great God and Savior Jesus Christ has redeemed us from all lawlessness to …
Last week, Doug Wilson offered up these ten essential things that we must remember as ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are simple and straight-forward, and need to be heard and heeded by every gospel minister. They are reproduced in their entirety from Doug Wilson’s blog below: 1. You are a minister of …
I’ve just recently finished reading Darrin Patrick’s Church Planter. The reviews for this book have been great across the board for the most part (excluding, of course, that whole John MacArthur incident) and my impression of the book was very positive as well. Most incredible for me was the way that Patrick approached the role …