So many of us have read good books on marriage and on discipling, but I wonder, how many of us have read a good book on what it means to be a friend? Not many, is my guess. It surprises me that few books on friendship are read or, perhaps, that so few books on […]
The Gospel and Friendship Read Post »
Crossway, 2014, 493 pgs. Summary: A summation and chapter by chapter assessment of the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Dr. Gregg R. Allison, professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and former Cru missionary to Italy and Notre Dame University in Indiana. His basic analysis is founded on the fundamental difference between Roman Catholic and Protestants on
Gregg R. Allison, Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment Read Post »
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ … 2
The Pulpit: Mightier than the Sword! Read Post »
Resolutions have yielded a mixed bag of successes and flops over the course of Christian history. A fourth-century Egyptian robber named Moses roamed the Nile Valley with a violent criminal gang, slaughtering people’s livestock for the pure joy of killing. Then he heard of monastic communities in the desert, resolving to join one and participate
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I love motorcycles — especially old motorcycles. It’s hard to explain the attraction to the uninitiated, indifferent or antagonistic, but I suppose it is comparable to some people’s love for cooking, or long-distance running, or crocheting, or woodworking, or gardening or birdwatching. Part of the attraction is aesthetic and mechanical — old motorcycles are rugged
The Motorcycle: A Vehicle of Blessing? Read Post »
Pastor and philanthropist George Müller is most renowned for his work among the orphans of Bristol, England, and the trust in God that he modelled during that ministry. His companion for 34 years of this work was Mary, his devoted wife; one biographer wrote that “their happiness in God and each other was perennial, perpetual, growing as
“God Himself has done it; we are satisfied with Him.”—George Müller (1805 – 1898) Read Post »
