In 2013 The Aquila Report posted over 2,900 stories. At the end of each year we feature the top 50 stories that were read. The top story this year had over 20,890 hits. We average 8 new stories each day, with a variety of subjects – all of which we trust are of interest to... Continue Reading

The paradox is that growing or shrinking numbers do not tell you anything. The Gospel would still be true even if no one believed it. The hopeful thing is that, where it is tried – where it is imperfectly and hesitantly followed – as it was in Northern Ireland during the peace process, as it... Continue Reading

Jesus walks down to the defendant’s table with his Book of Life. At this time, Jesus is granted the floor and he presents his personal lack of sin. Then he presents his personal obedience. Jesus shows the court his hands, feet and side, and then with his nail-pierced hands he opens the book and begins... Continue Reading

But that was then, when America was so Christian that it only took a few more tweaks to finish up the job, like abolishing slavery or prohibiting alcohol.  But somehow when that got done the results were deeper racism and the triumph of the Mafia.  It’s discouraging, isn’t it?  So it’s not surprising that by... Continue Reading

We return to the determinative factor of context. Clearly, modern preachers and believers who use terms like “passion” and circumscribe the semantic range by placing it in syntactical relation with prepositional phrases like “for God” or “in worshiping God” or “for lost souls” are well within biblical and lexical grounds of propriety and should not... Continue Reading

The following top 12 Christian books for 2103 as posted by Monergism Books. 1) Who’s Your Father?: Returning to the Love of the Biblical God By Robert Bernecker 2) From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective From Crossway/Good News Publishers 3) Systematic Theology: An Introduction to... Continue Reading

In our culture as Christians, we must always be kingdom-minded and aware of world views.  We have a world view based on the Bible.  We use Biblical terms and Biblical definitions for terms.  We as Christians formulate our opinions and our view of the world on every subject from the Bible if it even touches... Continue Reading

In 2013 The Aquila Report posted over 2,900 stories. At the end of each year we feature the top 50 stories that were read. The top story this year had over 20,890 hits. We average 8 new stories each day, with a variety of subjects – all of which we trust are of interest to... Continue Reading

“Ten years ago, everyone was talking about the ‘emergent church,’ ” Mr. Vermurlen said. “And five years ago, people were talking about the ‘missional church.’ And now ‘new Calvinism.’ I don’t want to say the new Calvinism is a fad, but I’m wondering if this is one of those things American evangelicals want to talk... Continue Reading

I love to help my kids out. But there’s a fine line between helping and aiding bad behavior. If my child forgets their lunch every day and I bring it every day, there’s really not a reason for them to ever be responsible. My kids expected us to give them money for a gift for... Continue Reading