Debate tonight: ‘Does Satan Exist?
ABC News (watch a 2-minute trailer)
‘The most important prayer is that the most important person in the universe do the most important act in the universe’
John Piper explains the phrase, ‘Hallowed Be Thy Name’
What Is A Sucessful Christian?
What makes a successful Christian? Who’s number one on God’s “most impressive Christian” list? Is it:
- The mega-church pastor who preaches six times on Sundays, writes chart-topping books, and has his own podcast with really cool rock music (probably U2) at the beginning? Maybe.
- The children’s ministry volunteer who dispenses fifty-three pounds of goldfish crackers to sweaty three-year olds every Sunday? Maybe.
- The homeschooling mom who deals with large volumes of laundry and baby poop on a daily basis? Maybe.
In Matthew 25:14-28 Jesus spells out a blueprint for success that’s very different from our standard definitions of success …
‘[Study Bibles] usually are an inadequate replacement for actual study and discipleship’
Frank Turk posts ‘A beef about study bibles‘
Oxford scholar finds that children around world are born believing in God
BBC Today (HT: Adrian Warnock)
‘The Shack creates a Jesus that is foreign to the Jesus found in the Bible’
Robin Foster, SBC Today: ‘Whose Jesus Do We Follow?‘
Watch talks from the recent Ligonier ‘Holiness of God’ Conference
Here (HT: Justin Taylor >> Tim Challies)
World population may begin to shrink in 2040
Al Mohler discusses ‘The Real Population Threat‘
‘25 Free Web Apps That Make Life Easier’
‘Pack your P. S. with punch’ one of ways to write a good cover letter
‘Court says church can brew hallucinogenic tea’
Capuchin monk inspired by … Metallica
(Video HT: Todd Rhoades >>> Not About Religion)
The nitty gritty of sanctification
By Kim @ The Upward Call Blog
I hear teenagers complain a lot. Truly, I do. And I don’t just mean my own. As I chat with the teens of our youth group at our weekly get togethers or whether it’s just in a casual, everyday setting, I often hear complaints. They are the typical teenage complaints. Things are “boring.” They don’t like their jobs (I sympathize; I didn’t like slinging hamburgers, either). Their teachers are a pain.
Some of the complaints are a little more serious; they don’t like the “bubble” of evangelicalism. The church is legalistic because the church leaders want people on the platform to wear ties. One of the more serious allegations is that our church is anti-intellectual.
And of course there are the complaints about their parents and families.
What I have noticed is that the people who have the most stress and difficulty are often the quietest …
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Sign Nazi says, ‘No sign for you’
(HT: Jesus Needs New PR)
Former Muslim extremist is now Christian missionary
Steve Zalusky, Daily Herald (HT: Persecution Blog)
