Persecution
Web site for Voice of the Martyrs, a ministry to the persecuted church whose mission works in more than 50 countries. www.persecution.com 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Salvation – God’s Plan, God’s Way
by Vance Havner – Not silver and gold (1 Peter 1:18)– Not flesh and blood (John 1:13)– Not by might nor power (Zechariah 4:6) 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
"Forgiveness doesn't change the past, but it does enlarge the future." - Paul Boese
Forgiveness
You like to talk, and you like to win
Every argument you may get in;
But to have the last word, yet avoid a fight,
Say, "Friend, you are absolutely right!"
- John F. Brand
Arguments
"The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires." - Elisabeth Elliott
Adversity
Thumb Jockeys
Thumb Jockeys Are on the Riseby Ray E. SandersBaptist Messenger You’ve seen them. They are at the movies, on the plane, in the elevator, at church and now they are even showing up in bathrooms! Thumb jockeys are on the rise! Thumb jockeys are those self absorbed people whose eyes are squinted and fixed on
Infidels
2007 Violence and Intimidation Against Christians(WORLD Magazine, October 20, 2007) About 2 percent of Pakistan’s 147 million people are Christians. Most live in Punjab Province. June 17: About 40 Muslim men armed with guns, axes and wooden sticks attack a Salvation Army Church north of Faisaiabad for holding an evangelistic meeting, injuring seven. A month later, the
Volume 07, Issue 20
A Traveler’s ThoughtsMichael Catt During the month of October, I was privileged to speak fourteen times in seven different states. It was an exhausting but exhilarating and encouraging month. While I hate to be away from my own church, seeing what God was doing in these places was encouraging. One personal highlight of the trip
Do You Know? Martin Luther (Part 1)
MARTIN LUTHER – CAPTIVE TO THE WORD OF GOD The Reformation was one of the most momentous turning points in world history. It was led by men of strong faith, deep convictions, great intelligence, high moral standards and tremendous courage. Towering above all these great Reformers, Martin Luther stands out as the most courageous, controversial
The Crucifixion of Ministry
Surrendering Our Ambitions to the Service of Christ – Andrew Purves. IVP Books. Q & A: Author Interview from IVP Books: In what ways do you think ministry is lacking today?Far too many ministers cast their ministry back upon themselves. The danger is minsterial messianism. The fact is, we can’t raise the dead, heal the
The Big Blog Bust
Since Christianity Today announced the death of the blog in their October 2007 issue I’ve been thinking about blogging. Of the 300 million people who took up blogging, a full 200 million have given it up and let their pages go inactive. There are today only about 100 million active blogs. Actually I guess I don’t “blog”
What Does Judgment Look Like?
Almost every day we see news of devastation in the world and in our land. Wildfires burn out of control in California. Lake Lanier north of Atlanta is drying up. Tornadoes rip through communities leaving their destruction in their wake. Texas is flooded in places that often lack rain. The Midwest finds rivers and creeks