Andrew Fuller Friday: A Letter to a Young Man with Fruitless Speculations
To a young man whose mind he perceived was bewildered with fruitless speculations “The conversation we had on our way to——so far interested me in your religious feelings, that I find it impossible to satisfy
Around the Horn (December 6)
How George H.W. Bush Changed My Life Presidents are often viewed as having an immense amount of power, and with good reason. Also, sometimes that power can feel far off and disconnected from our daily
Book Review: A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society
Nichols, Stephen J. A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society. Orlando: Reformation Trust, 2016. 152 pp. INTRODUCTION The culture of the United States is increasingly post-Christian. With the legalization of same-sex marriage
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Fellowship of God’s People in Evil Times
Fellowship of God’s People in Evil Times “Then they that feared the Lord spoke often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for
Around the Horn (November 29)
Incomprehensible Evangelicals and the Death of John Allen Chau Several days ago American missionary John Allen Chau was killed by the people of North Sentinel Island. This island has been isolated for decades and every attempt to
Christmas Teaches Us That Virtual Reality Church is No Gift
In a recent Christianity Today article entitled “The Embodied Church in a Digital Age,” Kara Bettis shares the story of how one church performed a virtual reality (VR) baptism. According to Bettis, the baptism had
Activate Your Sanctified Imagination
What we refer to as the Golden Rule had appeared in other places before Jesus stated it but always in a negative form, such as, “Do not do to others what you would not like
Book Review: Theology of My Life: A Theological and Apologetic Memoir
Frame, John. Theology of My Life: A Theological and Apologetic Memoir. Eugene: Cascade Books, 2017. 230 pp. Introduction In 1969, Leonard Cohen released his Songs from a Room album. Bird on the Wire is the
Andrew Fuller Friday: On the Future Perfection of the Church
How cheering is the thought that the time is coming when these spots and wrinkles will be no more; but the church, and every individual member of it, shall be “holy and without blemish.” Holy
Thanksgiving in Everything, Not for Everything
The apostle Paul exhorts, “In everything give thanks” (1 Thess 5:18a). Paul lives and commands a life of thankfulness for all followers of Christ. Often, upon reading this verse, our minds immediately begin devising ways