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Gospel

Evangelism for the Introvert

It’s safe to say that evangelism is on the Lord’s heart. When we pray, "May your kingdom come," I believe the Lord wants to impress…

Mike DenteApril 17, 2018

Ministry & Leadership

The Success of Succession: When Church Leaders Are Pressed to Compromise

When Protestants broke with Rome in the 15th Century, Rome countered the Protestant departure with a claim to Apostolic succession: "Look," they said, "Our leaders…

Lance RalstonMarch 7, 2018

Discipleship Ministry & Leadership

Women Called by God: Madeleine Barot from the WWII French Resistance

The Righteous Among the Nations is an honorary title given by the State of Israel that signifies those non-Jews who risked life, position and family…

Mike DenteFebruary 21, 2018

Discipleship Ministry & Leadership

Experiencing an Insurrection of Kindness in Your Ministry

Even though I know it comes every year, I find that winter sneaks up on me. Often it’s the holiday season that distracts me. Life…

Mike DenteJanuary 17, 2018

Culture

A Thousand Year Tug of War: The Marriage of Church and State

In many ways, the reign of Constantine over the Roman Empire was one of the most far reaching and influential in western history. One of…

Jasmine AlnuttOctober 25, 2017

History & Holidays

Celebrating 500 Years Since the Reformation: l’affaire des Placards

Does God work in patterns? If He works miraculously in one area, does that mean He will do the same thing in another? Sometimes we…

Mike DenteOctober 11, 2017

Discipleship

Belle Patrick: A Kind of Missionary

Perhaps you have heard of reluctant missionaries and pioneer missionaries, but have you ever heard of “a kind of missionary?” This was Patrick Collinson’s description…

Debbie AlnuttOctober 10, 2017

Culture

The Era of Constantine: When Church Met State

For the first three hundred years of its existence, the Christian Church was generally viewed by the Roman Empire as either an enigma, a fringe…

Jasmine AlnuttOctober 4, 2017

Discipleship

Now Let Me Burn Out For God: The Life of Henry Martyn

“Now let me burn out for God.” This was the impassioned prayer of a young Cornishman named Henry Martyn (1781-1812), missionary to India and Persia,…

Jasmine AlnuttSeptember 13, 2017

Theology

The Early Church: The Danger Within

Christians often say that whenever a great work of God or a move of the Holy Spirit is taking place, there are sure to be…

Jasmine AlnuttSeptember 1, 2017

Discipleship

How Firm a Foundation: The Life of Adoniram Judson

“God is to me the great Unknown. I believe in Him, but I find Him not.” This is not something you would expect a strong…

Jasmine AlnuttJuly 25, 2017

Discipleship

The Early Church: Trial by Fire

When Jesus ascended into heaven after His resurrection, He told His disciples, “You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and…

Jasmine AlnuttJuly 11, 2017

Culture

The Early Church: Catering to the Culture?

“We need to adapt the Christian message to the way things are in society today!” How many of us have heard this statement? With issues…

Jasmine AlnuttJune 14, 2017

Discipleship

The Tenacity of Amy Carmichael

"But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for…

Debbie AlnuttMay 23, 2017

Theology

Evidence for the Resurrection: Was it Real?

In an earlier post, we discussed Christ’s resurrection as an unique event that differs in kind from all other ancient near eastern myths of dying…

Joseph Holden, Ph.D.May 19, 2017