Monday Discussion According to an article siting a new Barna poll: 25 percent of “Born-again Christians hold universalist views. 26 percent say a person’s religion doesn’t matter–they all teach the same lessons. 40 percent say Christians and Muslims worship the same God. Dr. D. A. Carson, research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity … More The Heresy of Evangelical Prayers
Monday is for Heart Songs Mark 14:26-31 (ESV) And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ But after I am raised up, I will go before … More A Stunning Scene from the Night Before He Suffered
Monday Discussion There is a passion among 20-somethings that needs to be harnessed for the gospel. And among a growing number, it is happening. May God raise up thousands of “propane poets” in every field of endeavour, every branch of art, in every corner of every little hamlet and every major city, that the glory … More A New Generation’s Voice and Passion for Christ
Monday Discussion Mark 14:26 “And when they had sung a hymn they went out to the Mount of Olives.” Even as he went to his destiny in the fullness of time (Gal. 4:4-5), Christ was still leading the disciples in worship. Conclusion: Worship is important to spiritual formation. Question: How important is worshiping with the … More Is Worship Important to Discipleship?
Rob Bell was interviewed by MSNBC’s Martin Bashir and he got a bit more than he bargained for. Bashir, a journalist, demonstrated a greater knowledge of Scripture and church history than did Rob Bell. Don’t miss this audio clip of Martin Bashir being interviewed by Paul Edwards radio program. After you have heard the interview, … More Powerful Interview Review of Rob Bell and MSNBC’s Martin Bashir
Saturday Musings Here is another gem from the pen of A.W. Tozer. Basing his thoughts on 1 Chronicles 12:32, Tozer cries out for a different type of boldness in our preachers. Of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred…. —1 … More The Need for a Prophetic Voice in Our Pulpits
Monday Discussion Here’s a quote from my weekend reading that underscores the need for gospel-formed people to both live out and preach the good news. “In discussions about the contemporary mission of the Church it is often said that the Church ought to address itself to the real questions people are asking. That is to … More “The World’s Questions are Not the Questions that Lead to Life.”
Monday Discussion The following is from Michael Green, Evangelism in the Early Church, Revised Edition, (Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans, 1970, 2003), 82-84. Speaking of the content of the gospel in the first century, Michael Green writes: “In the first place, it is a message with a quite specific content. It is always to … More How Essential is Jesus to the Gospel You Preach?
Monday Discussion Thesis: Seminaries are not Structured to Deliver the Right Kind of Graduate for the Mission of the Church. Over the last almost 30 years, I have had the unspeakable privilege of lecturing, and teaching at three different seminaries. I am eternally grateful to God and to these institutions for the honor of having … More Leslie Newbigin’s Radical Insight Into Seminary Curricula
Church Planter: Here’s what I know about you … You want to change the world. You want to serve Jesus. You want to see his name exalted. You want to see the lost get found. You want to see lives transformed from darkness to light. I’m praying for you. I’m praying that the flame of … More Church Planter Character Quality: You have to Love Non-Christians
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