Do Animals Have Rights

By Kit Johnson | February 18, 2020 | Comments Off on Do Animals Have Rights

Debates over animal rights have grown increasingly loud in the last few years. Animal rights activists have taken aim at zoos and theme parks. Just…

We Need to Pray for China–Now!

By Kevin Schaal | February 17, 2020 |

“There are no Christians in China!” The 15-year-old atheist sitting at our dinner table said it matter-of-factly. She had never really chosen to be an…

The Gentile Gospel

By Don Johnson | February 14, 2020 | Comments Off on The Gentile Gospel

One of the themes of the book of Acts involves the struggle the early Christians had in defining the Church. Was the Church a new…

You and Your Cheer

By Brent Niedergall | February 13, 2020 |

I like how different states take pride in their own unique regional sodas. In New York, they have Manhattan Special. In Michigan, they drink Vernors…

The Harvard Reformers: Learning to Sing Again

By Cameron Pollock | February 12, 2020 | Comments Off on The Harvard Reformers: Learning to Sing Again

You’re standing to sing in a new church. The worship leader gets up to lead the first song, with the words on the screen behind…

Helping Others Overcome Anger

By Kit Johnson | February 11, 2020 | Comments Off on Helping Others Overcome Anger

Proverbs 21:19 states, “Better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.” This proverb is equally true regarding a “contentious and…

Why Socialism Isn’t Christian

By Kevin Schaal | February 10, 2020 |

In the coming months ramping up to the election in November, Christians are going to be inundated with moral lectures on why the socialism of…

Dr. John Whitcomb

By Proclaim and Defend | February 7, 2020 | Comments Off on Dr. John Whitcomb

Our friend and brother, Dr. John Whitcomb passed into the presence of his Saviour, February 5, 2020. His ministry blessed many souls all around the…

What Happened to the Singing?

By Cameron Pollock | February 6, 2020 | Comments Off on What Happened to the Singing?

In 1640 the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony printed the Bay Psalm Book. It was the first printed book in North America. The original title…

Overcoming Anger

By Kit Johnson | February 5, 2020 | Comments Off on Overcoming Anger

In my last post I argued that anger is a severe problem we can’t ignore. Hopefully, you are convinced that you want to “Let all…

An Open Letter to Roger Goodell

By Matt Recker | February 4, 2020 |

February 3, 2020 Commissioner Roger Goodell NFL Corporate Office 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Dear Commissioner Goodell, This is the first time I…

Five Questions God’s People Ask During Chastening

By Kevin Schaal | February 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Five Questions God’s People Ask During Chastening

God spoke to a future group of people in the last half of the book of Isaiah. His message was a message of hope and…

The Exchange Testimony: Did I Scare Him Away?

By Jeff Musgrave | January 31, 2020 | Comments Off on The Exchange Testimony: Did I Scare Him Away?

San grew up in Vietnam, living the life of a rebel. “I have control of everything I’m doing. I am strong. I am good by…

The Christian’s Dual Allegiance

By Brendon Johnson | January 30, 2020 | Comments Off on The Christian’s Dual Allegiance

This is a sermon with two texts. One text is from the Old Testament, the other from the New. One comes from the prophet Jeremiah,…

The Crisis of Missions

By David Oliver | January 29, 2020 |

(or, The Way God Can Use One Man) Uncle Tom’s Cabin first appeared in 1852 in serial form and was later published as a book,…

Your Anger Is Not Okay

By Kit Johnson | January 28, 2020 |

I firmly believe that Christians generally undersell the danger of anger. For example, we constantly warn men about lust/pornography, and we warn women about letting…

Life is a Vapor–A Precious Vapor

By Kevin Schaal | January 27, 2020 |

  Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little…

Our Mighty God

By George Stiekes | January 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Our Mighty God

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons,…

How to Turn a Book into a Sunday School Series

By Brent Niedergall | January 23, 2020 | Comments Off on How to Turn a Book into a Sunday School Series

Introduction Teaching a Sunday school class, especially one for teens or adults, can be tough. Prefabricated curriculum can feel a bit canned. People aren’t looking…

What If One Lifetime Were Like One Year?

By Gordon Dickson | January 22, 2020 | Comments Off on What If One Lifetime Were Like One Year?

Moses wrote in Psalm 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” All of us prepare for…

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