Two Christians Critically Wounded at Wedding in Pakistan
“One of the green-turban-wearing Muslims peremptorily told us to recite the Islamic holy Kalima [profession of faith] or face direct bullets and the lethal consequences,” said Khushi Masih.
Both Christians said that they joyfully refused, and instead they began reciting Psalm 91.
“Our decision infuriated them,” Imran Masih said, [...]
We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NIV)
or How did Jesus teach, share, engage, serve those of the world?
Per that same conversation with my friend, Ben, in my aforementioned post last Friday, I was challenged with this:
“How would you teach on any given subject: give the information or let the person figure out for themselves?”
My immediate instinct and answer, “Give the information. [...]
This quote says it all and it might be the most shocking quote ever on this blog:
“What we are claiming is that Evangelicalism at its best is nothing more than Biblcally-faithful Christianity at its best.” – D.A. Carson
Shocking statement, I know. Yet I am not known for pitching softballs either.
Watch the following:
ht: The Gospel Coalition
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa.
Is this video promising with the growth of the Muslim population? How God is so good when He is the one who creates and forms all human beings in their mother’s wombs (Psalm 139:13 cf. Ruth 4:13)
Is this clip seducing us Christians to share and proclaim the love, grace and the gospel of [...]
“An eye witness who was also captured by the Islamic militants gave us details of how the pastor was killed. He told us they were [...]
Lecrae (via twitter) asks:
What are 3-4 books/authors that have heavily influenced you or that you’d recommend? Don’t hold back, I wanna know.
My response would have taken 10 tweets.
Since I own a blog, I will use it and then respond with a link back.
Since I am about all things pastoring and preaching, here are the books/sets [...]
Four months ago, God kept telling me that I should be leaving Gateway and be involved, somehow, someway with The Village Church.
Four months ago it didn’t make sense so I ignored it.
Yet, God won’t relent until He has it all. Proof of that is the Holy Spirit continued to speak to me with all of [...]
Psalm 22
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
Yet you are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and [...]
We finish up the doctrine of sin by comparing our unrighteousness to God’s righteousness. It goes beyond God as the Creator that gives Him the right to judge the world. God is set apart by any other mortal being or idea in that He is holy and righteous and by that alone, can He rightfully [...]