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Steve Ogne: In Memoriam
The post-it note prayer that was hanging from his computer screen declared the prayer and promise, “I will serve you to the end and you will provide for me.” This past Wednesday at 5:05pm marked the end of Steve Ogne’s life and ministry.
Finding Your Life Purpose in the Lord's Prayer
The only way to make ultimate sense out of your story is to understand how it fits into the greater story of the purposes of God for the world.
To Believe the Gospel is to Reject the Lie of YOLO - Ryan Shelton
The popular acronym YOLO (you only live once) has captured the hearts of many an emerging hedonist (and not the Christian kind). It wrests the minds of thousands with the tyranny of the urgent, motivating a kind of desperate restlessness to squeeze the last drop of pleasure out of these quickly fading days.
Reformed Theology and the Mission of God in the 21st Century
Reformed Theology and the Mission of God in the 21st Century is the theme of the World Reformed Fellowship 4th General Assembly meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 23-27, 2015.
John Frame's New Book, "Selected Writings Volume 2" Just Published
Good news! Dr. John M. Frame's Selected Shorter Writings, Volume 2 (P&R) has just been released.
A “BAPTIST” (WITH A SMALL ‘B’) ON INFANT BAPTISM by Bill Kynes
As a Baptist pastor, Bill Kynes offers 3 reasons why he believes Baptists should not deny church membership (and require adult baptism) to adult believers baptized as infants.
My Brother(s) in Error About Baptism by Steve Childers
The overwhelming majority of Christians whom God has used in the past centuries of the Church not only practiced infant baptism but did so because they believed the Scriptures taught it.
On Christianity & Culture From Award Winning Author George Marsden by Steve Childers
George Marsden has recently written a groundbreaking book reflecting on how American public life might better accommodate the rise of religious pluralism.
Finding Your Story in God's Story by Steve Childers
God created everything that exists, including the earth and all the nations on it for a purpose. The degree to which we understand God’s purpose for the world is the degree to which we will understand God’s purpose for our lives in it. And the degree to which we align our life purpose with God’s purpose for the world is the degree to which we will experience the fullness of God’s purpose for our lives.
Lessons From The Most Important Study of Human Happiness Ever by Steve Childers
Happiness is love. Full stop.
My Mom, My Wife, and Earthquakes by Steve Childers
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
All Things New (Act 3, Scene 1): Redemption-The Coming Kingdom
Jesus is beginning to set in motion all that would eventually bring about the universal rule and reign of God over not just Rome, but over all the nations of the earth and the entire world.
All Things New (Act 2): The Fall – The Way Things Are Not Supposed to Be
In order to appreciate the good news of the gospel you must deeply understand the bad news about all the consequences of the fall--mankind’s rebellion against God. A gospel that is not a remedy to all the consequences of the fall is less than the true gospel. A limited understanding of the gospel often results in a false assurance (or lack of assurance) of salvation, a lack of spiritual maturity and a minimal impact on the world for good.
All Things New (Act 1): Creation – The Way Things Are Supposed to Be
The first act in the drama of history is God’s act of creating and sustaining “all things visible and invisible” (Nicene Creed). Note that the story of the gospel does not begin with Christ and his salvation but with God and his creation. This is because you cannot fully understand Christ’s salvation until you first understand its relationship to God’s creation.
All Things New (Introduction): The Greatest Story Ever Told
The only way to really know God is to know his story. And the Bible is a record of that story. Even though the Bible contains hundreds of stories it has only one overarching story. And even though the Bible contains sixty-six books it has only one overarching message. What’s interesting is that the central message of the Bible, the gospel, comes to us primarily by means of stories found in the Bible.
The Global Church: Why is There Such Little Impact on the World? by Steve Childers
Never has there been a time in history when there have been more churches and more professing Christians. Yet, despite the remarkable spread of Christianity, spiritual darkness, and societal and cultural decay are reaching unprecedented levels globally. Spiritual emptiness, corrupt leadership, extreme poverty, pandemic disease and rampant illiteracy are still ravaging the lives of billions today. And far worse, there are still billions who have not even heard the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Why You Should Read and 'Live Like a Narnian'
Joe Rigney's new book on C.S. Lewis's beloved classic tale is aptly titled Live Like a Narnian. It's not a book for children to appreciate more about the Chronicles of Narnia, nor for their parents to help them do so. Your appreciation for the Chronicles will certainly deepen as a result of reading this book, but the impact on you will be much greater.Rigney's invitation is not merely for you to read or think, but to live like a Narnian.