This is post 1 of 2 in the series “God and man work together” Three Things God Wants Us to Finish Christ’s Unfinished Sufferings The kingdom grows as God and man work together. In Mark’s fourth chapter Jesus begins “to teach beside the sea” by way of four parables, including
Politics has been dominating the news for a long time here in the US. And certainly politics has its place in God’s order. But politics is not the foundation of any nation. A society’s public life and institutions—including politics—are a reflection of its cultural values. Many people never stop to
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “discipleship” Discipleship: A More Effective Great Commission Strategy Is Your Church Discipling Its Nation? The church is called to make disciples. In part 1, Bob showed that Jesus’ great commission mandates discipleship, and argued that our great commission efforts typically fall
If you’re concerned about justice … One of the most intriguing presidential elections in a century is finally behind us. Sort of. The Never Trump contingent has morphed into Not My President. College students are holding “cry ins” and scrambling for “safe spaces” to mourn Trump’s victory (or hide from
Did you know God designed your life to count for His glory every day? Not just on Sunday? Did you know God intends for your daily work to be for the service of man, the blessing of the nations, and the glory of God? These are some of the foundational precepts in a
Labor Day is the perfect occasion to acquaint our readers with a new offering from our friend, educator and writer Christian Overman. We spend a huge chunk of our waking hours working. That’s what Labor Day is all about, right? But many of us fail to see how our work
What does it mean to be free? To be an American? What is freedom? I was reading to my seven-year-old daughter. We’ve been going though the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder and came across this powerful, simple, and moving answer to these questions. How we
About three weeks ago, Dr. Everett Piper, president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Tulsa, created a stir with his powerful article, This is Not Day Care, It’s a University. It’s probably the best, most succinct defense of a classical, liberal arts education I’ve ever heard. Piper was responding to the recent
Recently, my wife, Marilyn, drew my attention to an article with the provocative title “How Pro-Choice Women Undermine Feminism” by biochemist, writer and mother Amy Otto. Amy was responding to a column in the New York Times by Katha Pollitt, “How to Really Defend Planned Parenthood.” Pollitt believes pro-abortion feminists
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