The Christ who will not worship Satan to gain the world’s kingdoms is followed by Christians who will worship only Christ in unity with the Lord whom he serves. And this is intolerable to all defenders of society whoa re content that many gods should be worshipped if only Democracy or America, or German, or …
I was recently given a copy of Ed and Lisa Young’s book, Sexperiment. I’ve only thumbed through it a bit, but so far its what you’d expect from a book with that title. It’s their attempt at making marriages healthier by encouraging more sex and intimacy. Of course, sex isn’t the only thing discussed in …
Believe it or not, the Bible never condemns anyone for being wealthy. In fact, in the Old Testament, many people perceived wealth as a sign of God’s blessings. Jesus doesn’t condemn the wealthy either, in fact he was supported by the wealth as was Paul, and he even encouraged his disciples, “I tell you, use …
My buddy Travis Agnew has a great little blog post on allowing mothers to mother. I began making a list of questions that mothers receive (I’m sure I missed some here, ladies, feel free to fill in the rest): Will you use prenatal vitamins? How much do you exercise? Do you drink anything with caffeine? …
A new review of Real Marriage by former members of Mars Hill that raises some concerns with the tone, not the content. From the beginning of this book, Mark has made passing references to Grace’s mistakes and abuse that lead to difficulty in their marriage, but what about him? He had been in previous sexual …
What is the secret to John Piper’s success at Bethlehem Baptist Church? So I was called to Bethlehem Baptist and began in June 1980. I was thirty-four years old, and there were three hundred older people and almost no youth. What I have done is try to preach the whole counsel of God from his …
Kathleen Nielsen on never retreating in the Christian life. We’re going forward, and no orders to retreat can possibly be official. Germany has repeatedly sent men into the Allied ranks perfectly disguised as Allied officers, speaking English or French perfectly, to order a retreat, just as the Devil sends the same kind of people into …
Would Jesus visit with our churches and discover that our definition of healthy fits his definition of healthy? We love, but do we love as God loves? Jonathan Leeman says, “We assume not that God is love but that love is God.” The church of Christ is a community where her members love each other …
I feel bad when I have to give a book a bad review. I don’t feel too bad if I perceive it to be harmful to the Christian community, but I do feel bad when the book is not necessarily harmful, it’s just painful. I feel bad because I know that an author somewhere spent …
Gambling is once again in the spotlight as its expansion is being considered in many states. Albert Mohler has written a great article on its dangers and the appropriate Christian response. According to some estimates, as much as one-third of the nation’s money supply now moves through the gambling industry each year. Looking at a …