Alf recently wrote the article How's Your Spiritual Warfare Going? In the article he references Chip Ingram's book The Invisible War and encouraged me to read it - I'm so glad I did! Since we started this website/ministry we've both being going through a roller coaster of emotions and, at times, it has been very … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 12 – 17, 2022
Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 12 – 17, 2022 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Dec 12, 2022 City Tells Owner of Nativity Display to Take It Down – Something Amazing Happens When He Refuses to Comply Uber Driver Persuades Pregnant Woman Not to Get an … [Read more...]
The Messiah and Future Israel
The Messiah and Future Israel: Below are the concluding thoughts from Larry Pettegrew's chapter (The Messiah's Lecture on the Future of Israel) of Forsaking Israel. I recommend the book, and especially the first chapter: The Curious Case of the Church Fathers and Israel. The Conclusion The … [Read more...]
Finding Joy in the Wrong Trials
Finding joy in the wrong trials: The Apostle James writes that Christians ought to consider it all joy when they encounter various trials (James 1:2). But, what if they're the wrong trials? Stephen Sizer's trial Former Anglican Vicar Stephen Sizer was recently found guilty of "conduct unbecoming and anti-Semitic … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 5 – 10, 2022
Christian News Weekly Recap Dec 5 - 10, 2022 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Dec 5, 2022 Most Americans Hold to at Least One New Age Belief: YouGov Poll ‘Prayer patrol’: Activist takes legal action against town ordinance restricting free … [Read more...]
Alistair Begg and Romans 1
Alistair Begg and Romans 1—One Sunday morning Pastor Begg delivered another powerful sermon on Romans (1:24-27). Its impact had a flow-on effect on the Twitter-sphere. Snippets of his sermon were freely shared by Christians the following week; and rightly so! At the 7 minute mark Pastor Begg gives an account … [Read more...]
Psalm 51 David and Everyone Else
Psalm 51 David and Everyone Else. King David committed adultery and murder. Would you or I forgive him? God did. Most of us know the story: David spotted the beautiful Bathsheba taking a bath and began an adulterous affair with her. Some modern (Me too) folk contextualize it by insisting that David forced himself … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap Nov 28 – Dec 3, 2022
Christian News Weekly Recap Nov 28 – Dec 3, 2022 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday Nov 28, 2022 Charity apologizes after Methodist minister rebuked chaplain for wearing ‘offensive’ cross Print Bibles Remain the ‘Bible Format Used Most Often’ in … [Read more...]
Praise the Lord for His Righteousness
A call to praise the Lord for His righteousness - for He is coming to judge the earth and the peoples with equity! In worrying times of pandemics and violence, this Psalm is both prophetic and comforting... The King is coming! Psalm 98 Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His … [Read more...]
What is Critical Theory?
What is Critical Theory? The following column is indebted to the article, Critical Theory and the Frankfurt School by Peter Goeman. You may have heard of the term Critical Race Theory (often CRT). It is inexorably connected to what is commonly referred to as Woke. I'm not an expert. But I'm assuming the exclusion of … [Read more...]
