I’m angry. More than that, I’m deeply grieved. Why? I am sick of the sin that is taking place in the name of God in the virtual reality world of the “blogosphere.” The whole thing reminds me of a fight on a kindergarten playground. In the name of contending for the truth, Christians are literally [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 19, 2008
Minimizing the Bible?
By John Piper
I have been pondering a possible relationship between the minimizing of the Bible in so-called seeker-driven churches and in some of the radical forms of contextualization that have emerged in missions. Perhaps there isn’t any connection. But I wonder. The common denominator that I am pondering is the loss of confidence that declaring [...]
August 18, 2008
Quote of the Day
“A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.” -Edgar J. Mohn
I saw this quote on the wall of the YMCA during a morning work out. I don’t know who Edgar Mohn is, nor do I know the context in which he originally said this quote. Nevertheless, it hit me as a true statement. Truth [...]
August 17, 2008
The Motivation For Missions
Conrad Mbewe of Kabwata Baptist Church in Zambia preached this fantastic message on the only right motivation for missions: the glory of God.
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August 16, 2008
The Prayer of Elijah
Sometimes we get carried away when we pray and become wordy and verbose. It’s as though we think God will be impressed with flowery language and “vain repetition”. The prayer that God respects, though, is the prayer of the heart.
On Mt. Carmel, the prophet Elijah didn’t care about impressing anyone. He wasn’t praying so that [...]
August 8, 2008
Why Does Everything Exist?
The most profound human question is “why”? From a four year old child to a man with a PhD in Philosophy, the human heart always asks why. What is the purpose of everything? Why do I exist? Why do bad things happen? The twenty four elders in the book of Revelation tell us: “The four [...]
