Purpose-Driven Film
'Captive' breaks free from conventions
With the exception of opening with a Bible verse and ending with a hymn, the Christian references are subtle. Regular churchgoers will recognize small things, like Ashley’s meeting at Celebrate Recovery, a Bible-based 12-step ministry that many churches offer. This isn’t to suggest that the story should have gone fake, only that it could have... Continue Reading
The Practical Benefits of Peace
Horatius Bonar answers the question: “What are the benefits of this ‘peace-with-God-through-Jesus’?”
It cheers us in trial. The peace of God within us is our chiefest consolation when sorrows crowd in upon us. Lighted up with this true lamp, we are not greatly moved because of the darkness without. Peace with God is our anchor in the storm, our strong tower in adverse times, the soother of... Continue Reading
Reformation Trust Re-Prints the Reformation Study Bible (2015), ESV Less than Six Months from Release
Almost 40,000 copies of the new edition of the Reformation Study Bible (2015) in the English Standard Version (ESV) have been distributed.
Over 1.1 million words of in-depth verse-by-verse commentary by many faithful pastors and theologians make this study Bible one of the most trusted study Bibles available today. In addition, the significant improvements made to the reading and study experience have enhanced the usability of this edition. 20,000+ study notes, new theological notes from R.C. Sproul,... Continue Reading
A Review: “Christian Reconstruction: R. J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism”
McVicar's ‘Christian Reconstruction’ is a fair summary and analysis of the movement, dealing with its faults, without resorting to the triumphalism of the fanboy or the fear-mongering
Though brief, McVicar highlights Rushdoony’s “anti-humanist” political thought, the role of the Mosaic Law in society and how it would apply in case-laws such as those requiring the death penalty, the kingdom of God and postmillennial eschatology. McVicar uses well the key sources of Rushdoony’s thought, primarily his magnum opus, the Institutes of Biblical Law (1973). ... Continue Reading
God Battles ‘Straight Outta Compton’ For African-Americans’ Souls
How did we go from “Straight Outta Compton” to the “War Room”?
“If the church is the American institution that has the power to save marriages, why isn’t the black community in better shape? Why, given that members of black churches have the highest rates of church attendance and proclaim some of the highest levels of belief, are the marriage rates among the lowest?” How did... Continue Reading
“God Made All of Me”
It’s one of the greatest fears for a parent — that their child will become a victim of sexual abuse
“The book is for two to eight year old boys and girls. We wrote it because we have two young children and know that parents need tools to help them address body parts with their kids and to help them understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touch.” It’s perhaps one of the greatest fears... Continue Reading
The Christian School, American Liberty, and the Christian Faith
An excerpt from a speech J. G. Machen gave in 1933 at the “Educational Convention of the National Union of Christian Schools”
I can see little consistency in a type of Christian activity which preaches the gospel on the street corners and at the ends of the earth but neglects the children of the covenant by abandoning them to a cold and unbelieving secularism. If, indeed, the Christian school were in any sort of competition with the... Continue Reading
War Room – Actually Pretty Good
The story line of the movie War Room is very credible – for the average middle class evangelical
“At first I wasn’t sure about this movie. In the first 45 minutes there was no specific mention of Jesus or even anything that could be considered exclusively Christian. Up to that point if the Christian elements were removed the movie would still have made sense, and still have been interesting, to the non-Christian.” ... Continue Reading
The Church Is Not The Enemy
Our enemy isn’t the church. Our enemy is the prince of darkness.
“I’ve seen what church can be. It can be the poor helping the poor, Jesus serving his own; the lonely opening up their doors to one another, praise and worship in the midst of sorrow. A shelter for the orphan and widow.” The rain is like hundreds of bare feet on the roof of our tent trailer... Continue Reading
New Book Announcement: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament
Because it is designed primarily to help pastors and Bible study leaders prepare their sermon or lesson, a higher priority is placed on exploring the message of each New Testament book
In other ways, however, this volume is distinctive. One example is the way we have tried to make this volume more accessible to the pastor or even the layman who teaches the Bible in their local church. Generally speaking, New Testament introductions have tended to focus primarily on historical-critical issues related to the background of... Continue Reading
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