Pastor Calvin Coulter was visiting an older widow in her home when she asked about heaven. As Coulter discussed the wonder of seeing Jesus face to face, he realized the widow was confused about the doctrine of the Trinity. She thought Jesus and God the Father were the same person. Immediately, his training from Union […]
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT: Union Theological College Read Post »
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 (ESV) Shakespeare’s King Lear is the prototypical proud, rash father. The play opens with Lear entreating his three daughters to flatter him. His eldest, Goneril and Regan, happily oblige, but Lear sees red
Fathers Are Shepherds Read Post »
“It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.”[1] These words, found in a collection of writings penned by Blaise Pascal, were meant to become part of a congruent apology for the Christian faith. But Pascal died before they
Meditation on Faith and Reason: Pascal’s Pensées Read Post »
Adoniram Judson was among the first missionaries that American Baptists sent overseas. During a long career in Burma, he became noted for his commitment to evangelism and his translation of the Bible into Burmese. A master of languages, he also produced a Burmese grammar and dictionary. His preaching ministry resulted in thousands of conversions though
Make Time for Prayer—Adoniram Judson (1788 – 1850) Read Post »
And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number
The Better Fisherman: Finding the Fulfillment of our Vocations in Christ Read Post »
John Winthrop set sail for the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. He had already been elected governor and would serve intermittently in this position until his death nineteen years later. Winthrop typified the Puritan settler; he was committed to both the church and the state being built on Christian principles. In January 1637, Winthrop elaborated
My Faith Hath Not Failed Utterly—John Winthrop (1588 – 1649) Read Post »
