EDITOR’S NOTE: Our friends at Ligonier Ministries have published an ebook by R. C. Sproul titled The Race of Faith and made it available in 11 languages to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics. This free resource is a valuable tool for believers to share their faith across the world. See the Ligonier announcement below. Today, …
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When pastor Werner Hamukoto’s congregation in Namibia asked questions during Bible study, he had answers to give. But “it always felt as if it was the textbook answer,” he said, “and I didn’t really have the theological grounding” to support what I was saying. Thanks to an online degree program through BibleMesh and Union Theological …
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John Wesley was so committed to relieving the poor that he found it difficult to get to the end of the week with money in his pocket. He urged generosity to the poor as a duty and led the way by giving away over a thousand pounds a year. His giving was saturated with a sense …
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I once spoke with a dad who raised his three kids in a loving, Christian home. He and his wife are faithful parents, and each child once professed faith. But now in college, none follows the Lord. There is still hope, of course, but my friend has wrestled with self-doubt. Did I do something wrong? He’s also …
Jonathan Edwards knew that all spiritual renewal comes from God and that ministers are central in God’s outworking of His plans. In this extract from his famous work Some Thoughts Concerning the Revival, he reflects on the urgent need for ministers to seek God’s “extraordinary supplies of divine grace” through fasting and prayer. Edwards wrote these words …
Jesus begins his Beatitudes with, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matt. 5:3). According to the standards of the world, to live a good life, to be truly happy, it is necessary to have wealth and independence. These characteristics are essential to what would constitute success today. However, …