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• This is Why We Still Need The Reformation

  

  Over the past twenty or thirty years, a great ecumenical push has occurred where many so-called "evangelical" pastors and leaders have partnered with the... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Reformation Shows Us Why We Need Expository Preaching

  

  With the 500th year anniversary of the Reformation coming upon us October 31, many people are looking to history and learning Martin Luther and his the men... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Gospel in One Minute- a Humbling Reminder

  

  Dr Steven J. Lawson hosts a Men's Bible Study each week, as well as preaches and teaches elsewhere (i.e. Expositor.fm and The Master's Seminary). Here is a shor... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Chris Powers' Sketches the Beatitudes: Mercy

  

  Matthew 5:7, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy."O, Lord, help me to be merciful tho those who doubt, the poor and vulnerable (Jude 1:22,... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Questions: Preaching Christ from Every Text?, Muslim Dreams, Female Submission

  

  Here are answers to some pressing questions I've seen asked over the last few weeks.Should we preach Christ from every text? Answer: no. By Abner Chou, The... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• When Did Co-pastor Married Couples Become Acceptable?

  

  In 2007 Thabiti Anyabwile wrote:It was once a rising trend. It’s now a model for ministry for significant numbers of churches and pastors. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Homosexuality is Still a Sin, Despite Plaudits for the Scene in #Victoria

  

  I've been watching the TV series Victoria, a series about Queen Victoria and her monarchy. It's fictionalized, but with episodes focusing on actual historical... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Reformation Resources for You!

  

  The 500th anniversary of the Reformation is coming up on October 31st. This is the date when, 500 years ago, Roman Catholic monk and professor Martin Luther... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• We're Not THAT Bad of Sinners, Are We??

  

  Who goes to heaven?"I'm a pretty good person. I'm going to heaven for sure.""I'm nice. Definitely I'm going to heaven.""I'm certainly not a Hitler! It's people... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prayer, an Act of Worship

  

  Excerpt from David McIntyre's The Hidden Life of Prayer, chapter 6. This book, written in 1913, is available for free online, as well as for purchase in book... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Are My Personal Experiences, Visions, Dreams, Signs and Wonders Valid?

  

  On October 12 I'd posted an essay examining the difference between people today who claim to have visions accompanied by seizures or other physical... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Righteousness v. Wealth

  

  I was saying last night at Bible Study that I live paycheck to paycheck. The relentlessness of always minding the budget and working assiduously to stretch it t... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Visions, Dreams, and Revelations: Demon Possession Or Genuine Prophetic Fits?

  Have you noticed the similarity among some of the founders of the major false religions of what I call "prophetic fits"? Most cults in the world began from... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Gathering Storm

  

  You know the story of Esther and her Uncle Mordecai. She was a Jewess in Persia who was chosen via contest by King Xerxes to be his wife. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Movie Review: Pitch Perfect

  

  Do you like sweet movies, maybe with a little music or dance, with a tried-and-true simple plot, featuring adult teens and twentysomethings, all innocent? I do... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus Became Sin for Us

  

  When Adam sinned, God did not curse man. He cursed the ground and He cursed man's labor, but He did not curse man. Genesis 3:17-19.God did curse Jesus, who neve... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Time of Refreshing

  

  I'd had a hard week, a long one. It had been a few days since I'd read my Bible. I was 6 days overdue for reading the pages in the book Biblical Doctrine I'm... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kay Cude Poetry: Our Fortress Prevails

  

  Poetry by Kay Cude. Used with permission. Artist's statement below. Click to enlarge.I keep returning to our (me!!) needing to "remember" God's promises and... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Miserable Wives

  

  Author and blogger Doug Wills wrote an essay last week about "Miserable Wives." Many wives might see themselves in the essay. I know I did. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Throwback: The Cycle of War Will Soon Be Broken

  This first appeared on The End Time in March 2010.The LORD makes us some promises that are fear-inducing. Other promises He makes are awe-inspiring. Some are... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY