The Church Really Can Strengthen Marriage (in fact, only the church can) by: John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera Between 2014 and 2017, the divorce rate in Jacksonville, Florida, and surrounding Duval County fell 24 percent. Of course, divorce rates are falling nationally already, possibly because fewer people are bothering to get married. Still, 24 percent is a huge number, … More The Church Really Can Strengthen Marriage
Smith Electrified London with New Flood Account George Smith engraved bank notes by day. At night he studied newly discovered cuneiform tablets–clay writings dug up in the Middle East. After publishing several keen observations, George was appointed as an assistant at the British Museum. That is how he stumbled across a fascinating find from the … More Today in Church History
In his book The Cross and Christian Ministry, D.A. Carson writes about a profane activity that occurs in some churches. His words are eye-opening, to say the least. Indeed, these are some of the most convicting words I have read in a while. You can find Carson’s words below. “We have become so performance-oriented that … More D.A. Carson on a Profane Activity During Sunday Worship
When Men Claim What Belongs to Women by: John Stonestreet & G. Shane Morris Nothing describes the social pressure to conform better than Hans Christian Andersen’s parable, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Do you remember it? An emperor hires two weavers who claim they can make a garment so fine it’s only visible to the very wise. Of … More BreakPoint: Are there Limits to Denying Reality?
Ligonier Ministries FROM Stephen Nichols Nov 22, 2019 Thanksgiving is an American holiday that stretches all the way back to a time long before America became a nation. The Pilgrims landed in 1620. They faced brutal conditions and were woefully unprepared. Roughly half of them died in that first year. Then they had a successful harvest of … More What Is Thanksgiving Day?
Is your local church committed to fulfilling the Great Commission? Is it a place where the Greatest Commandment and the Great Commission find common ground? If not it should be. I have often heard the argument that Reformed theology, sometimes called to Calvinism, or Covenant theology is against Evangelism. NOTHING could be further from the … More How Calvinism (Election) Encourages Evangelism
Some disturbing but not surprising information here. According to Barna’s categorization, evangelicals only make up about 6 percent of the U.S. population, but has assumed a unique place in national discourse. The cohort of Christians known as evangelicals has courted controversy, no matter how you slice it—whether evangelicals only make up just 6 percent of … More U.S. Adults See Evangelicals Through a Political Lens – Barna Group
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
“What should a Christian do when convictions violate a tolerant society? Answer: Many in society today want to view themselves as “tolerant.” By that they usually mean “I accept people for who they are without passing judgment on any action or lifestyle choice.” But the biblically informed Christian cannot, in good conscience, approve of all actions … More Convictions vs. Tolerance?
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.” Genesis 1:28 (AMP) Garth Brooks famously … More The Gift of Children
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