Archive for September, 2009

“Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers meeting together, each one looking away [...]

 Thank God for Pastor’s like John Piper!!!!!

Here’s an excellent article about Charles Spurgeon and his desire for evangelism written by Tom Ascol from the Founders Ministries.  ”Charles Spurgeon has been aptly described as one of those “once-a-century” type of preachers in whom all of the powerful gifts which are useful in ministry are deposited. His life and labors stand today, more [...]

From The Shepherd’s Fellowship Yesterday we looked at seven common conditions or tests that don’t necessarily prove or disprove the existence of saving faith. What then are the marks of genuine saving faith? Are there some reliable tests from the Word of God that enable us to know for certain whether one’s faith is real? Thankfully [...]

I found this over at Shepards Fellowship . Enjoy What kind of things do and do not prove the genuiness of saving faith? Answer   Churches today are filled with people who hold to a faith that does not save. James referred to this as a “dead faith”-meaning a mere empty profession (James 2:17, 20, 26). [...]

I’m posting this in hopes of clarifying some misconceptions of what some people may think that I believe. Not only that, for some reason when you mention the name “Calvin”, some people that have never or  never intend on studying doctrine, theology, or church history, make judgement calls that are based on a lack of knowledge, or that are based [...]

With President Obama set to make a national speech to our children in the classroom, many different opinions have been expressed. As someone who is skeptical at best when Mr Obama speaks on anything, I wanted to see what he has to say. I found the opinions of two people whom I have a tremendous [...]

I received this e-mail this morning from my friend Jeremy Strang (Time2Stand). I thought it was pretty awesome and thought I ‘d share it with you guys.   “These days we have, and continuously are, abandoning the preaching of Spirit led men of the past.  Therefore, I have decided to revisit George Whitefield.  This quote [...]

In light of the publishers deciding to do away with the TNIV version(I applaud this move) when they roll out the updated new NIV version of the bible (story here),I wanted to take a poll to see if the NIV was still a popular version still being used today. I know I used it in the past almost [...]

Is the Reformation over? There have been several observations rendered on this subject by those I would call “erstwhile evangelicals.” One of them wrote, “Luther was right in the sixteenth century, but the question of justification is not an issue now.” A second self-confessed evangelical made a comment in a press conference I attended that [...]