Understanding Evangelical Media
The Changing Face of Christian Communication– Edited by Quentin J. Schultze and Robert H. Woods, Jr. IVP Academic. “Serves as a helpful reference and furthers the discussion on evangelical communication. Given the breadth of topics covered, this book should be of interest to communications professionals, teachers, students, journalists, pastors and readers curious about cultural communication.”
Commitment or Surrender?
Alan Redpath once shared a story from his personal life that made you both smile and think. He was a much sought after speaker for conferences and revivals, and his custom was to always return home with a present for each of his two daughters. Knowing this, the girls would run with excitement when they
Welcome to Your 20s Assignments
When college students graduate they often don’t recognize their biggest assignments are unfinished. Decisions once made during college years are now made during the 20’s. The most recent developmental research shows that young adulthood now extends into the early 30’s. We used to send kids off to college expecting them to graduate as adults. Not
Can You Compartmentalize Christianity (Part 2)
Unfortunately, we have an unwritten rule in the church: “If you don’t bother me, I won’t bother you.” Thus, when we are confronted by someone concerning an area of compromise in our life, we hold a grudge rather than receive the word humbly. Douglas Webster warned that “casual Christianity turns religion into an excuse for
The God Who Makes Us Again
(Copyright, Warren W. Wiersbe. This material originally appeared in Songs in the Night. Not to be reproduced or copied without permission of 2PU.) While driving through the Appalachian region, my wife and I stopped at a pottery shop. I had never seen a mountain craftsman make pottery on the old-fashioned potter’s wheel. But there he
An Appointment with God
by Vance Havner (Acts 17:30,31) God has appointed a day.God has ordained a judge.God has commanded repentance. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
“Those who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.” - William Penn
“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible.” - George Washington
“This nation was founded on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.” - Patrick Henry
“We’ve staked our future on our ability to follow the Ten Commandments with all of our heart.” - James Madison
“I’ve been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” - Abraham Lincoln
“The Bible is the rock upon which our republic rests.” - Andrew Jackson
“There is no national security but to the nation’s humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.” - Franklin Pierce
“When you have read the Bible, you know it is the word of God because it is the key to your heart, your happiness, and your duty.” - Woodrow Wilson
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” - John Adams
“All the miseries and evils which men suffer from crime, injustice, depression, slavery, and war proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible.” - Noah Webster
“Of the many influences that have shaped the United States, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible.” - Ronald Reagan
“Bibles are strong entrenchments. Where they abound, men cannot pursue wicked courses and at the same time enjoy quiet conscience.” - James McHenry
“We do not need material development; we need more spiritual development. We do not need more physical power; we need more moral power.” - Calvin Coolidge
Freedom
Why???
Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough money? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet? Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection? Why doesn’t Tarzan have a
The Judas Gospel
Remember when the media and academia were buzzing a couple of years ago over the apparent discovery of “The Gospel of Judas”? The text seemingly painted the disciple as more of a hero than a traitor and sparked renewed interest in this man on many fronts. However, new research by April D. DeConick from Rice
Volume 08, Issue 11
When Will Colleges Start Recruiting Babies? Michael Catt Finally, someone is addressing the madness of colleges offering future scholarships to 8th and 9th graders. The National Assocation of Basketball Coaches board of directors is asking that college coaches hold off on offering scholarships to these middle school kids. Coach Billy Gillispie has offered scholarships to
Do You Know?: E. M. Bounds
Edward McKendree Bounds was trained and apprenticed as an attorney, but instead of pursuing a legal career, he entered the ministry in his early twenties. In 1859 he was ordained as pastor of the the Monticello Methodist Church in Missouri. Bounds was a chaplain in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He
Love, the Ultimate Apologetic
The Heart of Christian Witness – Art Lindsley. IVP Books. “Art Lindsley enriches modern apologetics with his thorough and careful exploration of Christian love. Lindsley winsomely shows how atheism and a host of world religions subvert or compromise the concept of love when these worldviews are taken to their logical conclusions.” –Chuch Colson 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an