Joshua Bohannon & Missions to Native Americans
Bro. Bohannon was loved and honored by all with whom he associated. He was a diligent and faithful student, a consecrated, conscientious Christian–in short, all that may be expected of a true Christian gentleman.
He had consecrated his life to the Master’s service; and often said if it were not for the great need in his own Territory, and his adaptability to that work, he would unhesitatingly go to the foreign field. His life was full of promise, and he looked forward with joy to winning many souls to the... Continue Reading
William Thomas of Wales: The Kind of Older Man I Hope to Be
He was better known as William Thomas the pray-er than as William Thomas the preacher.
Like him, I want to be an older man who mentors younger men with the confidence that the Lord will use them greatly in the future. Some men, as they grow older, become increasingly critical about younger believers. That’s such an unhelpful attitude. Instead, I want to teach younger men the Bible, believing they will... Continue Reading
Spurgeon and the Sabbath: A Day of Joy
God calls all people to rest from their normal labors to labor joyfully for Him.
What caused Dickens and Spurgeon to have opposite attitudes on the Sabbath? Spurgeon believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, and Dickens did not. For a person to love the Sabbath, he must love the Lord of the Sabbath. If God sets aside every Sunday for worship, a believer is “glad when the Sabbath arrives,” because... Continue Reading
B.B. Warfield’s Inspiration & Authority of the Bible
Both his exposition and his defense of the doctrine as well as his careful and thorough examination of the Scripture’s own teaching of it are unsurpassed.
Warfield was eager to go deeper and uncover the length and depth of the teaching of Christ and the biblical writers. It is here in particular that we are treated to a gold mine of exegetical grist for our theological mill. He scours the claims of the prophets and the teaching of Jesus and his... Continue Reading
Thomas S. Williamson, Missionary Physician of Souls
During Williamson’s ministry he took the gospel to the Dakota people.
Dr. Williamson walked every Saturday to Mankato to preach to four hundred Dakota men imprisoned by the government during a recent war. In February 1863, Williamson and Gideon Pond baptized three hundred of the prisoners that came to believe the gospel. Dr. Williamson presided at the organization of the first church in Minnesota, and when it... Continue Reading
The Wild Glory of an “Ordinary” Life
There actually exists no such thing: an ordinary human life. To think a life ordinary is to believe a delusion.
Audrey passed away in October 1998, and Wally in April 2013. Both are buried a short distance from the farm they worked from the time they married well into their elder years, in a small cemetery next to the little evangelical country church they faithfully attended and served for most of their lives. They were... Continue Reading
Jack Phillips Dragged Back to Court
It may be easier to just bake the cake, but Christians have a higher calling.
After months of repeated harassment and increasingly bizarre and perverse cake requests, the trans activist who had requested the “gender transition” cake filed a civil suit against Jack Phillips. The request to dismiss was denied by a progressive judge, and a lower court ruled against Jack. The Alliance Defending Freedom appealed the decision in the... Continue Reading
J. Gresham Machen and the Transformation of Culture
"A blessed society cannot be formed out of men who are still under the curse of sin."
Machen witnessed with his own eyes the destructive effects of liberalism in the church of his day. Conservatives who side with Machen know too well the danger of liberal doctrines of Scripture and God and salvation. But conservatives need to be aware that liberalism can slip in the back door of the church in other... Continue Reading
Joe Biden: Is Being Old Now a Joke?
Decline often comes slowly but we can see and feel it. However, our pride sometimes prevents us from recognizing this fact.
The Bible is very clear that the elderly are due respect. “You shall rise up before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord” (Lev. 19:32). Respect for aged parents is the way we give respect to God himself. It’s probably more telling than worship on Sunday... Continue Reading
George MacDonald on Suffering, Grief, and God
Great comforting truths from MacDonald.
“I fear you will never arrive at an understanding of God so long as you cannot bring yourself to see the good that often comes as a result of pain. For there is nothing, from the lowest, weakest tone of suffering to the loftiest acme of pain, to which God does not respond. There is... Continue Reading
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