I know some will be “turned off” by the word Tactics in the title thinking hey I can just share what is in my heart, well bless your heart :). Think again, Paul says we are in a battle and must armor up Ephesians 6:11-18. As a retired Army 1st Sergeant I can tell you … More Tactics for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
What Is A Woman? Two Marches, Contradictory Catechisms JOHN STONESTREET WITH SHANE MORRIS One of the things I learned from years of teaching students how to defend their faith is sometimes the best way to test an idea is through questions: “What do you mean by that?” “Why do you believe that?” and “Can you … More What Is A Woman?
Preparing for the 2020 Election “Gentlemen, this is a football” JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA In his book “When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi,” David Maraniss tells a story about how the legendary coach opened the Green Bay Packers’ 1961 summer training camp. The year before, the favored Packers had surrendered a … More Preparing for the 2020 Election
I recently had conversations with a couple of churches that were building or remolding their facilities. When I pointed out that the younger generation 21-30 somethings have a totally different view on life and “religion” from those of us born in the 50/60’s, it seemed to fall on deaf ears. Unfortunately that has been the … More Why Young People Leave the Church
Making Sense of God’s Love by John MacArthur | Monday, January 6, 2020 Love is the best known but least understood of all God’s attributes. Almost everyone who believes in God these days believes that He is a God of love. I have even met agnostics who are quite certain that if God exists, He must be benevolent, … More Making Sense of God’s Love
What Christians are For, What Christians Are Against Faithfulness to Christ in 2020 JOHN STONESTREET | 01/02/2020 An oft-repeated but, in my view, ultimately misguided self-critique by Christians, is that we are better known for what we are against than what we are for. I fully agree with the spirit of the comment. As Chuck Colson liked to … More What Christians are For, What Christians Are Against
A good friend of mine sent me this from Dr. Don Snider’s presentation at the U.S Army War College prayer breakfast this past week. I got permission to share it with y’all enjoy – Mike An Advent Meditation: “…Grace and Truth”… and Reality In our Post-Truth Culture FB Dec 2019 grace and truth
I think most of us have her of George Frideric Handel , but prior to reading this I had no knowledge of Charles Jennens. – Mike Handel’s—and Jennens’s—“Messiah” Apologetics Through Art As one wag put it, “In the orchestra world, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is every bit an annual Christmas tradition as eggnog and overworked shopping mall Santas.” … More Handel’s—and Jennens’s—“Messiah”
No Lies Necessary Christianity Is Good for You John Stonestreet Belief in God is good for you… and not just in the eternal long run. There’s a powerful link between religious devotion and happiness, mental health, and participation in community. Earlier this year, Pew Research found that actively religious people report being happier, on average, than both … More No Lies Necessary
Many call themselves “Christians” but they pick and choose what they believe to be true in the bible. I call it Burger King theology and them heretics. Why would anyone bother bowing down and worshiping a half righteous, half true god? – Mike Evangelical Syncretism: The Inflexibility of Inerrancy by Cameron Buettel / Friday, November 15, 2019 … More The Inflexibility of Inerrancy
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