What is Biblical Stewardship?

Fundamentally, stewardship is about exercising our God-given dominion over His creation, reflecting the image of our creator God in His care, responsibility, maintenance, protection, and beautification of His creation. R.C. Sproul The concept in the New Testament that describes and defines what it means to be a servant before Christ is the word stewardship. Economics and … More What is Biblical Stewardship?

What is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD)?

The term Moralistic Therapeutic Deism was first coined by sociologists Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist Denton in their 2005 book Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (Oxford University Press). Based on extensive research, they identified the predominant beliefs of American teenagers, even those that claim to be Christians. They named the core beliefs Moralistic Therapeutic … More What is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD)?

Pray for the Persecuted Church – September 2022

Our free, bimonthly magazine, Barnabas Aid, includes news and in-depth features on the persecuted church, along with updates on how Barnabas is helping our suffering family around the world. The magazine contains a pullout daily Prayer Diary, filled with key information and needs, which you can use to guide you in your prayers for persecuted … More Pray for the Persecuted Church – September 2022

Devotional Thought for Today – 09/07/2022

COLOSSIANS 2 Today I read two reports, BARNA STUDY: Non-Denominational Pastors Far Outpace Other Groups Regarding Biblical Worldview and BARNA SURVEY: ONLY 4% OF EXECUTIVE PASTORS HAVE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW+ WHY THIS IS that greatly disturbed me, and should likewise every true Christian. Our text for today from the AMP Bible reads: See to it that … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/07/2022

Devotional Thought for Today – 09/06/2022

2 TIMOTHY 1 Chapter CONTEXT from John Gills’s Commentary: In this chapter, after the inscription and salutation, the apostle expresses his great affection for Timothy, and highly commends him; exhorts him to various things relating to his office, as a preacher of the Gospel; and concludes by taking notice of the kindness shown him by … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/06/2022

Scientific American magazine says Western science invented the ‘two-sex model’

Y0U REALLY CAN’T MAKE THIS UP! Science isn’t what it used to be.  And I don’t mean because Dr. Fauci is getting old and is about to retire. (Yet another) case in point: Scientific American Magazine, a once-respected monthly, recently put out a bizarre series o… Source: Scientific American magazine says Western science invented the ‘two-sex … More Scientific American magazine says Western science invented the ‘two-sex model’

The Teen Mental Health Crisis: How Do We Respond?

Teen mental health has never been this bad…  READ MORE > > > The Adolescent Mental Health Crisis “In 2019, 13 percent of adolescents reported having a major depressive episode. And that was a 60 percent increase from 2007. Suicide rates, which had been stable from 2000 to 2007 among this group, leapt nearly 60 percent … More The Teen Mental Health Crisis: How Do We Respond?