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I’ve said often that “The Valley of Vision,” besides the Bible, is by far the most influential book in my life thus up to this point in my life. Its devotional content is phenomenal, sound, and biblical at its core. It is a book based on some of the best prayers and devotions of some Read more about Joy, Sorrow, the Cross, and Victory[…]
You can see Part 1 of this post here as well as a link here to my other posts on the Church Growth Movement The Church Growth Movement (CGM from here on) has forgotten many verses in the Bible, and one of them is John 3:3-8: 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless Read more about Part 2-New Birth: Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-John 3:3-8[…]
You can find a list of some of my other blog posts on the “Church Growth Movement” here FORBES AND WALL STREET V.S. THE NEW TESTAMENT There are many within churches, parachurch organizations, and mission organizations today that believe if you “push the right buttons,” and if you “implement this or that particular program,” and Read more about Part 1-New Birth: Yet Another Forgotten Verse of the Church Growth Movement-John 3:3-8[…]
In The Valley of Vision (this is by far my favorite devotional book which is a collection of Puritan prayers and thoughts) I was reading this particular section today (entitled “The Precious Blood” pg. 74-75): “Show me the enormity of my guilt by the crown of thorns, the pierced hands and feet, the bruised body, Read more about Reflections on the Theological Justification of the Eternality of Hell and the Hideousness of Sin[…]
I have recently discovered a previously unknown fear of mine: I fear Not having enough knowledge because I feel like having a lack of knowledge leads to a wasted life in some way. My thirst for knowledge about many things is insatiable. This is why I currently have somewhere between 900-1200 volumes of books in Read more about Will We Learn in Heaven?[…]
I am uncertain whether you heard the “firebomb” that blew up the evangelical world last week, but the very popular evangelical author and pastor Eugene Peterson came out to make some comments that clearly supported the LGBTQ movement, but then he later retracted his statements (the interview was done by Jonathan Merritt of the Religion Read more about Ending Well or Ending Poorly: The Scary Public Ending of Eugene Peterson[…]
Over the past 9+ years since being in student ministry, I estimate that I’ve been involved with around 50 camps/student conferences/Dnows/mission trips, etc., and one common factor we see at the end of any weekend or week of these types is “the crash,” when returning home, from the dreaded “camp High.” Typically, for both students Read more about Summer Camp, the “Spiritual High,” and the Ordinary Means of Grace[…]
In my last post here I included Adoniram Judson’s letter to his father-in-law asking for Ann’s hand in marriage (you can also learn more about Judson himself and his missionary endeavors in my last post as well). Now I want us to look at Judson’s letter to Ann just a tad over a month before they Read more about “Honey, We’re Engaged! Let’s Go Suffer & Die for Jesus!”-Adoniram Judson’s Letter to Ann Before Their Marriage[…]