How Calvinism (Election) Encourages Evangelism

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

U.S. Adults See Evangelicals Through a Political Lens – Barna Group

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

The Gift of Children

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

PRO-LIFE NEWS

Twins Born at 23 Weeks Were Given Just 1% Chance to Survive, But They Defied the Odds Twins Joe and Ashley Keates entered the world on April 16 weighing less than 1 pound each and fitting in their mother’s hand.   Catholic Bishops Say Voting Against Abortion Should be the #1 Priority in 2020 The … More PRO-LIFE NEWS

When There Are No More Volunteers

When There Are No More Volunteers How the Church Can Love God by Loving Others JOHN STONESTREET WITH BROOKE BORIAK According to the National Fire Protection Association, the number of volunteer firefighters across the country has been steadily in decline, with a drop of over 132,000 volunteers in just the last four years. Many volunteer fire departments, especially … More When There Are No More Volunteers

Look Up Child

“… Thou O LORD art a shield around me, my Glory and The Lifter of my head.” –Psalm 3:3 Reblogged from Faithrises “Discussions on faith and perseverance”