Sound Words
Straight Cuts: Christian Liberty Texts
by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine • May/June 2004. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. This isn’t about some one text but about a category of them — those that deal with what we tend to call “doubtful things.” Passages such as Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 through 10, and…
Read MoreKindling to Stoke a Burning Heart (Life of Christ–3)
by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine • January/February 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. This is the third of three parts. We repeat the introduction for continuity. [Part One] [Part Two] Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way? Over a quarter…
Read MoreKindling to Stoke a Burning Heart (Life of Christ–2)
by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine • January/February 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. This is the second of three parts. We repeat the introduction for continuity. [Part One] [Part Three] Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way? Over a quarter…
Read MoreKindling to Stoke a Burning Heart (Life of Christ–1)
by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine • January/February 2000. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. This is the first of three parts. [Part Two] [Part Three] Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way? Over a quarter of a century ago, Wilbur Smith,…
Read MoreWindows: The Involvement of Discipleship
by Bud Steadman This article first appeared in FrontLine May/June 2003. Click here to subscribe to the magazine. The term “disciple” is used consistently in the four Gospels to describe the relationship between Christ and His followers. That relationship involved the disciples in the day-to-day affairs of His lifestyle. Thus the Lord Jesus taught in…
Read MoreWindows: Evangelism (Part 2)
“To every preacher of righteousness as well as to Noah, wisdom gives the command, ‘A window shalt thou make in the ark.’” Charles Spurgeon by Jeff Musgrave This article originally appeared in FrontLine Jul/Aug 2007. This is part 2, part 1 appears here. From Part 1: This edition of Windows features illustrations to make soulwinning…
Read MoreWindows: Evangelism (Part 1)
“To every preacher of righteousness as well as to Noah, wisdom gives the command, ‘A window shalt thou make in the ark.’” Charles Spurgeon by Jeff Musgrave This article originally appeared in FrontLine Jul/Aug 2007. This is part 1, part 2 is here. This edition of Windows features illustrations to make soulwinning clear and compelling.…
Read MoreSound Words: The Patience of Joseph Caryl (Part 2)
by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine Mar/Apr 1997. Click the link for subscription information. Part 1 here. Rightly Dividing the Word of God Those not well-acquainted with Puritan preaching may assume that it sacrificed exegetical accuracy for the sake of practical application. This was certainly not true of Caryl’s preaching. His work…
Read MoreSound Words: The Patience of Joseph Caryl (Part 1)
by Mark Minnick This article first appeared in FrontLine Mar/Apr 1997. Click the link for subscription information. You have heard of the patience of Job (James 5:11). But have you heard of the patience of Joseph Caryl? With the exception of the Book of Job’s anonymous author, Caryl may have been its foremost authority ever.…
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