Christian Colleges Provide Over $60 Billion in Impact to US Economy Each Year, Study Finds
CCCU institutions are responsible for an economic output of about $166 million per day
Coming at a time when a “value proposition” of higher education is being scrutinized, CCCU believes that the findings from the survey — sponsored by America’s Christian Credit Union with support from Fieldstead and Company — indicate that Christian higher education is a benefit to the national economy and the lives of students nationwide. ... Continue Reading
3 Ways to Deny the Resurrection (Without Being a Liberal)
Since you likely would not deny the resurrection on a theological exam, let’s make sure you do not deny it in the lab, either.
In this brief article, I want to provide three ways that you might be unwittingly denying the resurrection by how you live. I’ll get at them by way of question. The goal is not to make you feel bad, but rather to provide a diagnostic to help you evaluate your life and make proper adjustments.... Continue Reading
Expository Preaching and the Use of Commentaries
The expository preacher must learn to use commentaries in a way that supplements and enhances his own exegesis of the biblical text without allowing them to replace his own personal study.
To use biblical commentaries most effectively, the preacher must turn to these resources with specific objectives in mind. More specifically, he should use the commentaries to confirm, correct, clarify, or supplement his interpretation of the passage. He should also use them to wrestle with exegetical questions that are still unanswered and interpretive problems that are... Continue Reading
Private and Personal or Public and Ecclesial?
God calls His people to be truth-loving and truth-speaking people--which is why it's disheartening to see many self-professed Calvinistic and Reformed ministers downplay doctrinal teaching, preaching and transparency.
The best way for us to go forward in carrying out our doctrinal commitments in public and ecclesial ways is to go back to the Scripture and see the way in which God always calls His church to hold fast to the pattern of sound words in Scripture (2 Tim. 1:13). The consistent expositional, doctrinal and exegetical preaching of... Continue Reading
The Moral of Moral Failings of Christian Leaders
The character of Christian leaders is in question. We need to ask why and work for change.
Pastors and leaders are just like anyone else—sinners in need of daily renewal of the Holy Spirit. It is true that pastors and leaders should hold to the highest level of integrity. But when they engage in behaviors and actions that are antithetical to who they say they are, they show us what we all... Continue Reading
Renowned Christian Scholar Carl Trueman to Join Grove City College Faculty
Grove City College announced that Carl R. Trueman, one of America’s foremost Christian voices and an accomplished church historian, will join the faculty in the fall.
“Grove City College has enjoyed great success in its ability to attract leading Christian scholars like Dr. Trueman to its ranks, enhancing academic excellence and the Christ-centered learning and living environment we offer our students.” McNulty said. “Grove City College’s exclusive focus on undergraduate education is very appealing,” Trueman said. He is looking forward to... Continue Reading
3 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way as a Pastor
I realized only suffering-laden service on the front lines of ministry could make me the godly, humble, wise, selfless leader this congregation desperately needed.
At last, I said: “I’m grateful you want to honor my studies, but please don’t mistake a degree for maturity, competence, fitness for ministry, and certainly not for godliness. The one does not necessarily portend the others. All it really means is that I persevered long enough to meet some academic requirements.” From the standpoint... Continue Reading
Charles Spurgeon’s Call to Preach Christ in a Christly Manner.
“Ministers of the gospel, let Christ be your subject, and let Christ be your model: find in him not only the truth you utter, but the way and life of your utterance.”
Christ was zealous for his Father’s business. Zeal for God’s house consumed him so thoroughly that he was in great distress until his mission (that is, his excruciating death) could be accomplished (Luke 12:50; John 2:17). As such, argued Spurgeon, Christ always preached solemnly. “There was weight about every word that he said, meaning in every... Continue Reading
Be Satisfied With Your Church
If there was never another conference, retreat, podcast or seminar, God working through your faithful, local congregation would be everything you need to grow to spiritual maturity.
By all means, attend conferences, enjoy seminars and make use of the spiritual blessings modern information technology can bring. But guard your heart from becoming dissatisfied with your local church. Pray for God to give you His view of your church family and to save you from a worldly view. Guard your heart from thinking... Continue Reading
When Your Spouse Won’t Join a Solid Church
What is a believer to do when his or her spouse refuses to attend a church or is unwilling to join a local congregation?
“To make matters even more challenging, what is a godly woman do when their husbands forbids her from joining a solid, biblical congregation? Here are a few thoughts that may help assist those who are having to walk through these difficult situations.” Among the many grievous situations in which a believer may find himself... Continue Reading
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