Honored Faith

People who play it too safe take the greatest risks. Did you know that? In the long haul, the intelligent risk takers develop the greatest security. It's a wise person who learns the importance of risk taking. During World War II, psychologist E. Paul Torrance made a study of ...

The Ten Gifts Of Christmas

It's that time of year, when a pastor's thoughts turn to calories. OK, it's not that we really want to think about calories. It's just that with the arrival of the holiday season - that hectic period from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day - it's the rare pastor who doesn't face the challenge of Chr

Bible

Here are some real answers on student tests in religion and Bible classes:   1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled b... Continue Reading...

Mapping Postmodernism

Mapping Postmodernism InterVarsity Press, 2003. Softcover, 252 pages, $18.00. ISBN 0830827331 By: Robert C. Greer By now we are all sick of the term "postmodernism," but we dare not ignore its implications. Greer, who has served as both a pastor and missionary, helps us consider the nature of th

Failure

Some Christians are so afraid of failure that they become reserved, overly cautious, and uninvolved in life. They follow a policy of guarded living, holding back time, talents, and treasure from God's service. Their motto is: To keep from failing - don't try! On the other hand, those who are willing to make mistakes and risk failure...

Paul: His Life And Teaching

Paul: His Life And Teaching Baker Academic, 2003. Hardcover, 479 pages, $32.99. ISBN 080102403X By: John McRay McRay - long-time professor (now retired) of New Testament and archeology at Wheaton - has produced a significant introduction to the life and work of the apostle Paul. The first p

When Church Became Theatre

When Church Became Theatre Oxford University Press, 2002. Hardcover, 310 pages, $45.00. ISBN 0195143418 By: Jeanne Halgren Kilde Anyone interested in the history of worship in the American church will find much of interest in Kilde's volume. She shows how changes in worship in the late 19th ce

Giving To God

Baylor University is a fine institution in Beaumont, Texas. The Christian who gave the money for building that school later lost all his property. Men of the world asked him, "Don't you wish you had the money back that you put into that school?" He replied, "Not at all. It is all that I have saved. If I had kept that money, I would ...

Know Peace In Troubled Times

Know Peace In Troubled Times North American Mission Board, 2003. Hardcover, 93 pages, $10.99. ISBN 1593121113 This excellent book is a collection of insights by an assortment of Christian leaders on how you can have the peace that Jesus offers - and then share it with others. Among the 40 co

Giving To God

An old country preacher was earnestly exhorting his congregation to give more liberally. He was interrupted by a deacon who said, "Parson, you told us salvation is free - as free as the air we breathe and the water in the river. If that's true, why are you always asking us for money?" The elderly preacher solemnly replied,...