Archive for November 2014
The Will of God – the Basics
George Stiekes Wherefore be ye not unwise (foolish), but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:17 We would all agree that one of our goals in life is to be LIKE JESUS (Romans 8:29; Ephesians 5:1; Philippians 2:5). We throw the phrase “will of God” around a lot in our Christian circles,…
Read MoreEngaging with Keller, Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical (A Review)
By Matt Recker Engaging with Keller, Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical Iain D. Campbell, William M. Schweitzer, eds. Engaging with Keller is edited by Iain D. Campbell and William M Schweitzer. Each chapter deals with major points of concern in a unique fashion regarding a wide array of the theological missteps of…
Read MoreInvolving College Students in Ministry
Michael D. Cruice Ministry to college students should be considered under the single-adult ministry umbrella. Being such a student is a transitional stage, such as a caterpillar would experience en route to becoming a butterfly. A fundamental issue is an understanding that these individuals are adults choosing to go to school and that they ought…
Read MoreThe Layman’s Role in Campus Ministry
Burt Campbell As a senior in a liberal college, I was under great conviction when an older gentleman named Bruce Galloway showed up. “Papa G” was in his mid-seventies at the time and was reaching out to athletes at the college. He invited several of us to a weekly Bible study in his home, and…
Read MoreCultivating a Life of Faith: A Man of Intolerance (Pt 9)
Jim Oesterwind Genesis 19.1-38 City officials in Couer d’Alene, Idaho passed an ordinance banning discrimination (including sexual orientation) in places of public accommodation. Those who violate the ordinance are faced with astronomical fines and jail time. Donald and Evelyn Knap are ordained ministers who run a for-profit business called The Hitching Post. The city ordinance…
Read MoreChrist Is Supreme Because He Is Man (Hebrews 2:5–9)
Layton Talbert Have you ever been stumped by a child’s theological question? It is a humbling reminder that sometimes children see things we have not noticed. A query from my daughter prompted a closer examination of the nuanced Christological argument of Hebrews 1–2. In that argument, the quotation of Psalm 8 in 2:6–8 raises the…
Read MoreThe Scripture Gives Us Hope
Gayle Thompson “I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved” (Habakkuk 2:1). As we sat in our boss’s office waiting to receive our new memory verse for the week, he handed…
Read MoreShould We Legislate Morality?
Joel Arnold For years I have been perplexed when it comes to religious liberty. Should gay marriage be illegal? Definitely. What about adultery? Not so sure. No question in my mind that heroin should be illegal. But should we outlaw alcohol too? One over-worn stock phrase is that “you can’t legislate morality.” And in fact,…
Read MoreCultivating a Life of Faith (8): A Man of Intimacy
Jim Oesterwind Genesis 18.1-33 John Davis writes of his encounter with a setting very similar to the one we find in Genesis 18: As we approached the crest of the hill in the 110-degree heat, we saw the most welcome sight of the afternoon, the little black tent of our Bedouin friend, Muhammad Radin. That…
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