Commuter Marriage
A growing number of married couples in the U.S. are now choosing to live apart. Known as “commuter marriage,” nearly 3.5 million couples are currently living apart for reasons other than legal separation. The number has doubled over the last 20 years, with only 1.7 million couples living apart in 1990. USA Today, 2012 2ProphetU2ProphetU
The Future of the Global Church
History, Trends and Possibilities – Patrick Johnstone. InterVarsity Press. The author highlights the impact of evangelical Christianity over the past two centuries, as well as the astonishing growth of evangelicalism over the past half century. He focuses clearly on the unfinished task of world evangelization, with a special emphasis on the world’s least-evangelized peoples and
- Kenneth Boa. InterVarsity Press.
Want to read the classic works that helped shaped Western civilization but just don’t have the time? In these volumes, Boa presents an executive summary of some of the most important literary and theological contributions to historical Christianity, as well as a short author bio, key quotations, and historical and practical implications of each work, all in less than two hundred pages per volume.
A Taste of the Classics
Willing to Be Abused
Written by: Bill Elliff The word “abuse” is applied to almost everything in our litigious day. If anyone does anything to you that you do not like, the next step is to claim abuse. There are some places where that word is very important and needed, particularly when those who are helpless are involved or
Three Perils of Christian Discipleship
by Vance Havner Luke 9:57-62 The uncounted costs (57, 58)The unburied corpse (59, 60)The unforsaken circle (61, 62) 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
"The Christian Assurance supremely is that God has not forgotten human need." - Cleland B. McAfee
Assurance
"The greatest temptation of religion is to become worship-centered instead of service-centered." - Charles L. Allen
Temptation
Movie Theaters
13 Things a Movie Theater Employee Won’t Tell You 1) Why does it smell so good? The popcorn has chemicals in it to make its aroma fill the theater. 2) “Extreme Digital” is actually lower quality than IMAX digital. We use it because it’s easier to maintain. 3) For the first month or two of
Economic Struggles
A new study conducted by Pew Research found that young adults have been affected the most by the struggling U.S. economy. Almost 41% of those ages 18 to 34 say they have experienced difficulty in their careers, marriages, families, and schooling due to the sluggish economy. A smaller 24% of middle-aged Americans and 29% of
Operation World
The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation – Jason Mandryk. InterVarsity Press. This updated and revised seventh edition includes: Timely challenges for prayer and specific answers to prayer Updates on church growth, with a focus on evangelicals Population, people group and language statistics Charts and maps showing global religious and demographic trends Explanations of major
Living Into the Life of Jesus
The Formation of Christian Character – Klaus Issler. IVP Books. From the preface:“If you’d like to live more like Jesus, this book is for you. But I need to warn you, I don’t follow conventional wisdom about how we head in that direction. I think we’ve wrongly diagnosed the problem and therefore have developed strategies
Excellence in Preaching
Studying the Craft of Leading Preachers– Simon Vibert. IVP Books. Vibert profiles some of today’s most well-known preachers, including John Piper, Tim Keller, and John Ortberg, lifting out practical principals for sermons that are biblical, motivational and transformational. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church,