The M Factor
The Millennials are America’s newest generation, 76 million strong and ranging in age from 10-30. Why are they and what makes them tick? They are the msot ethnically and racially diverse cohort of youth in the nation’s history. Among those ages 13 to 29: 18.5% are Hispanic; 14.2% are black; 4.3% are ASian; 3.2% are
Digital Revolution
In the last 10 years, the world has seen the growth of the digital age with increased use of blogs, emails, texts and music downloads and the decrease in paper-based media like newspapers, letters and books. 12,000 blogs in 2000 vs. 141 million in 2010 0 iTunes downloads in 2000 vs. 10 billion in 2010
The Message of Esther
– David Firth. IVP Academic. “In this volume, David Firth explores this paradoxical book and its implications for our own contemporary context, where the reality of God’s presence is experienced against a backdrop of relative anonymity and seeming absence.” 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the
The Drama of Ephesians
Participating in the Triumph of God – Timothy Gombis. IVP Academic. From the author:“Ephesians has long been regarded as a fairly benign and boring letter from Paul. It just seems to jump from subject to subject without any compelling central thesis or argument. I demonstrate how the ideology of divine warfare from the ancient world
Shapers of Christian Orthodoxy
Engaging with Early and Medieval Theologians – Bradly Green, ed. IVP Academic. “Understanding what has come before is critical to faithful progress in the future. Written by skilled modern scholars such as Gerald Bray and Carl Beckwith, [the book] features 8 essays on some of the most influential thinkers of the Christian tradition. Debunking the
Before I Die
Written by: Bill Elliff All of us have dreams. Some want their dream home, complete with grass and picket fence. Others would love to have their dream job or dream car or dream vacation. A good way to ask this question is…if you could experience anything in the world, what would it be? I have
Churchquake
When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s message with boldness. Acts 4:31 (HCSB) If you check out the website of the US Geological Survey, you will find a FAQ button, and then you will find a
Washing Wounds
When I was in the fifth grade, there was a pretty blonde haired girl named Lori who moved to our school and was in my class. I was love-struck in every sense of the word, and wondered what I might be able to do to capture her attention before some other boy. Being one of
Who Goes to Hell?
A question that rises in all religions is who’s in and who’s out. If the religion has a heaven and hell, this question often boils down to who gets to go to heaven and who winds up in hell. The Christian religion has answered that variously through history, and it is recently being asked again,
Can You Be Content?
I’ve been in ministry spanning five decades. I’ve served as a staff member and as a pastor. One thing I’ve never done when talking to a church is talked about money. I have a firm conviction that if God is calling you to a church, you should go—end of discussion. While I am in total
In Praise of Plodders
Although he had only an elementary education, by the time he was in his teens, he could read the Bible in six languages. He later became Professor of Oriental Languages at Fort William College in Calcutta, and his press at Serampore provided Scriptures in over 40 languages and dialects for more than 300 million people.
I Am Second
I am Second is a movement meant to inspire people of all kinds to live for God and for others. www.iamsecond.com 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.