Transforming Truth

Expositional teaching and transforming truth from Jeff Lyle, pastor of Meadow Baptist Church in Duluth, Georgia. www.transformingtruth.org 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors. […]

Three Great Tests

by Vance Havner We face three tests in our journey here below. There is the test of the marvelous, the great days when we are on the mountaintop of great success. It takes special grace for that because we tend to grow proud and drunken with the wine of victory. There is the test of the monotonous, the […]

"Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow." - Swedish Proverb

Worry

"There's a lot of hypocrisy sometimes within certain religious groups. And I just wish people could maybe preach less and act more, you know. That would be nice." - Billy Bob Thornton, actor

Hypocrisy

"Wherever the heart is, the feet don't hesitate to go." - Togo Saying

Heart

Parents Favor Abstinence Education

EP News (As seen in The Ada Baptist, May 31, 2007) Parents favor abstience education over comprehensive sex education by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a new Zogby poll. The survey, commissioned by the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA), reveals attitudes are shifting just in time for Congress to rethink funding of the programs. Nearly 80 […]

The Real Christian Divorce Rate

(On Mission Magazine, Summer 2007, Pastors’ Edition) “It’s commonly believed Christian marriages end in divorce just as often as non-Christian, but according to a recent survey by the University of Connecticut’s Bradley Wright, this is not true. Christians, especially those who frequently attend church, have relatively low divorce rates. The divorce rate among Christians who […]

Evangelism vs. Outreach

(On Mission Magazine, Summer 2007, Pastors’ Edition) “A new Ellison Research study finds 39% of U.S. pastors aren’t highly interested in offering more community outreach programs. They prefer to focus on their own congregation and on spiritual needs rather than physical needs. When asked what was holding their church back from being more involved in […]

Volume 07, Issue 11

Youth For Christby Michael Catt Warren and Betty Wiersbe just returned from a reunion of over 100 who served in Youth For Christ in the early days. When you think about the impact of Youth For Christ nationally and internationally, it can only be explained by the power of God. The Reunion was held at […]

Do You Know?

Phillips Brooks, bishop and preacherJanuary 23, 1893 (From the Episcopal Calendar) Phillips Brooks is best known today as the author of “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Former generations, however, accounted him the greatest American preacher of the nineteenth century (and not for lack of other candidates). His sermons are still read. He was born in Boston […]

From Tyndale to Madison

– Michael Farris From Tyndale to Madison, How the Death of an English Martyr Led to the American Bill of Rights, Broadman & Holman “A sweeping literary work that passionately traces the epic history of religious liberty across three centuries, from the turbulent waning days of medieval Europe to colonial America and the birth pangs […]

Financial Relief for Single Parents

– Brenda Armstrong Financial Relief for Single Parents: A proven plan for achieving the seemingly impossible, Moody Publishers Speaking from personal experience as a single mom who’s been there, Armstrong offers biblical insight and advice about:– making the most out of your money when shopping for clothes, groceries and more– understanding career goals– simple steps for […]

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