Tag Archives: Christian Testimony

How ought the believer to serve the church?

There are many weaknesses inherent in the mindset that sees the church like a shopping mall. The seeker sensitive movement has encouraged the church to see itself as a business, marketing the gospel to increase market share. This sands down … Continue reading

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Same Circumstance, Same Savior, Same Song

Trouble comes to the people of God. If it is not here now, it will be here soon. Those who promise that the Christian life is a breezy walk through the meadow not only have not taken up their cross … Continue reading

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Summer Hiatus and Classic Jesus Changes Everything

Hello friends. It’s summertime and that means Hollywood and Fort Wayne take a break. Each Wednesday this summer I’ll be re-airing classic Jesus Changes Everything Podcasts for your listening pleasure. That said, I may well break out a new episode … Continue reading

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American Idols: Worshipping the Work of Our Hands

Sophistication, more often than not, comes complete with toilet paper stuck to the heel of your shoe. We enter the world seeking to look au courant. We carry with us the latest news, opinions, tastes. All while wearing the latest … Continue reading

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How does the church effectively serve the believer?

For almost a year now I’ve been publishing a weekly blog piece under the Ask RC heading on the nature and calling of the church. I have been persuaded for decades that one of the great weaknesses inside the church … Continue reading

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We Have Met the Scandalizers and They Are Us

Much has already been spoken and written since last month’s blunder by Bryan Chappell, former stated clerk of the PCA church. If you are unaware, Dr. Chappell was being interviewed by the Gospel Coalition and along the way, in order … Continue reading

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Babes in Toyland: Youthful Folly In Our Dotage

We should expect that a given culture would follow the pattern of the riddle of the Sphinx. What begins on four legs, moves to two, and ends with three? Oedipus freely passed on his way because he recognized this as … Continue reading

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The Nature of the Beast- Persecution Draws Near

How easy it is for us to find comfort in the distance between us and hardship. We know famines happen, but not here. We know political dissent is repressed, but not here. We know Christians are persecuted. But not here. … Continue reading

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At Least I’m Honest About It

Every culture and subculture has its own taboos. Not all of them are the same, however. Given that we are all human, how can we explain the divergence of cultural standards? Why does one culture find adultery to be a … Continue reading

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Multiple Stops on the My Ways/Your Ways Highway

Right beside “Judge not, lest you be judged (Matt. 7:7), in the list of most misused texts we find this in Isaiah: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. 9 “For … Continue reading

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