Elizabeth Prata reminds us that God “gives us His Spirit, His love, and grows us in holiness. That’s pretty big.” So why do some Christians desire more? “Must we have huge dreams too?” asks Prata. “Must we encourage each other by saying God has huge plans for our lives?” Well, no for the reason that […]
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Christian suffering
Mike Ratliff of Possessing the Treasure offers hope for Christians who are suffering. Ratliff reminds us that “The hostility from those unworthy of the truth is like that of a wolf pack going after a few sheep.” He warns us to beware, to be careful. And he instructs us what to do in the face […]
John MacArthur’s Ten Crucial Lessons We Must Teach our Children
Jordan Standridge of The Cripplegate has posted Dr. MacArthur’s list. Number one on the list: Parents must teach their children to fear God so that they will fear sinning against Him. What many children don’t realize is that all sins committed against men are first and foremost done against a holy God. And because God […]
Lysa TerKeurst’s book Unglued is Un-biblical
Rebekah Womble of Wise In His Eyes reviews Lysa TerKeurst’s book Unglued. Womble says she wants to like the book but finds much of what it contains decidedly unbiblical, thus her advice is unhelpful to women who are searching for biblical answers to life’s pressing problems. “Never once does Terkeurst (sp) emphasize the fact that when […]
Follow Up: SBC President Ronnie Floyd, Featured Speaker at New Apostolic Reformation’s IHOP
Bible study author, speaker and blogger Michelle Lesley takes prominent Christian leader Ronnie Floyd to task for uniting with wolves in sheep’s clothing and then inviting the sheep that he’s supposed to keep watch over to join him in the wolf’s lair. What kind of Church leader would do such a thing? Michelle has the […]
In Case You Were Wondering: Are Female Bloggers Violating Scripture by “Teaching” Men?
Bible study author, speaker and blogger Michelle Lesley asked several women bloggers this question. My bottom line is that (1) I’m not expositing scripture, and (2) the book of Jude (about contending for truth and doctrinal purity) was written to all believers, not just men. Now to Michelle’s post: Complementarian women bloggers and authors are […]