Archive for Christian life

If you’ve read the Chronicles of Narnia, you’ll remember the character, Eustace. He’s a weasel of a boy who enjoys being a brat to his cousins. He is transported to Narnia and there meets Aslan, and becomes a different person altogether. His story is clearly analogous to the Christian life….

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Recently, I’ve been reading some forums that have been lamenting poor leadership in certain IFBx circles. Some have shared painful testimonies about years of harsh treatment by parents and teachers who ostensibly cared about the children’s welfare, but ultimately just rejected them (literally throwing them out, and disowning them completely)…

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I had the privilege to fill in for our pastor this morning and deliver the Sunday morning message. It’s available now for free download or to listen online. Place: Beacon of Hope Church, St. Paul Date: Feb. 27, 2011 Title: The Parable of the Hearers Text: Luke 8:4-21 Theme: Our…

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The chorus of a popular hymn from the early 20th Century1 goes like this: Saved… by His pow’r divine, Saved… to new life sublime! Life now is sweet and my joy is complete, For I’m Saved, Saved, Saved! It certainly is a thrilling reality, to know oneself as saved by…

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The following is excerpted from Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings by James R. Payton Jr. (IVP, 2010), pg. 124-125. Today many mistake the Reformation emphasis on “sola fide” (“faith alone”) with an easy-believism where faith is all that matters and works are downplayed to the extreme that some…

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