“Jehovah’s Witness encounter”

Today 12/22/09 (My son Pauly’s B-Day) I was approached by a young proclaimed (JW) and found him to be very bold in his technique. He demanded that I roll down my window as he proceeded to discuss his Watchtower Tract Society magazines. I stopped him immediately by stating that I was a born again Christian [...]

1,500 per month

Every month, 1,500 pastors leave the ministry.
It’s true. One thousand, five hundred pastors leave the ministry every month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout, or contention in their congregations.
With the establishment of the Ligonier Academy of Biblical & Theological Studies, Ligonier will be able to fulfill a great need that exists among Christian pastors — [...]

Calvinism vs. Arminianism

*This was taken from Eternal Perspectives. You can read the full blog entry here:
Where do you stand on the Calvinism and Arminianism debate, and what resources do you recommend?
I’ve often been asked, Where do you stand on the Calvinism and Arminianism debate, and what resources do you recommend?
I came to Christ in a church that [...]

Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren

James 1:12-16
At what point do you deal with sin? Not at the point of behavior…but at the point of desire. The person who is able to control his emotional responses is able to deal effectively with sin…You must deal with sin in your life. If you expose your emotions to the baited hook, you may [...]

God’s Absolute Sovereignty

No doctrine is more despised by the natural mind than the truth that God is absolutely sovereign. Human pride loathes the suggestion that God orders everything, controls everything, rules over everything. T he carnal mind, burning with enmity against God, abhors the biblical teaching that nothing comes to pass except according to His eternal decrees. [...]

He Never Forgives Sin

“God has often forgiven sinners, but He never forgives sin; and the sinner is only forgiven on the ground of Another having borne his punishment; for ‘without shedding of blood is no remission’ (Hebrews 9:22).”
-A.W. Pink

The Judgement Seat of Christ

Leonard Ravenhill’s legendary sermon “The Judgment Seat of Christ” is not a paltry call to mediocrity but a heart-piercing roar for complete and total abandonment to Jesus. May eternity be stamped upon your eyeballs as you listen.

How my Jeep teaches humility

Ah, the Jeep. Specifically a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. At 170,000 miles, running on its original transmission, engine and drive-train, the thing is a beast and probably deserves a spot in the Jeep hall of fame. But any small part, trinket, bearing or vacuum line that can and will break…has and most likely will.
We [...]