By Joe McKeever So, you’re reading the Bible through in a year? Or, like a few people I’ve known, you read it through every year for the umpteenth time. Fine. But after you have done it two or three times, that’s enough. Don’t ever do it again. Just my suggestion. Reading the entire Bible in…
By Albert Mohler “It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally to check out.” That stunningly clear sentence reflects one of the most amazing, tragic, and lamentable characteristics of contemporary Christianity: an impatience with the…
By David Mathis We were made to meditate. God designed us with the capacity to pause and ponder. He means for us to not just hear him, but to reflect on what he says. It is a distinctively human trait to stop and consider, to chew on something with the teeth of our minds and…
By Ben Witherington It was with great sadness, and dismay, that I read the recent article by Bishop Sano, a retired bishop of the UMC, which can be found here, at this site—- http://www.pnwumc.org/news/biblical-obedience/. I find it sad not only because Bishop Sano is in fact calling for the very opposite of ‘Biblical Obedience’. I…
By Heather Clark COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. – A number of Air Force cadets stationed at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado have staged a ‘revolt’ against the recent erasure of Scripture from a white board outside of a cadet’s bedroom. “I have been crucified with Christ therefore I no longer live, but Christ lives…
By Ed Stetzer Donald Miller, perhaps best known for writing the book Blue Like Jazz, has stirred up the Evangelical internet this week with a blog post detailing why he rarely goes to church. Let me say, I appreciate his honesty and enjoy his thinking, which is often out loud and causes worthwhile discussions. He…
By Sandy Brundage One hundred and forty years ago, the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church first took shape in a small building on Santa Cruz Avenue. Now, MPPC is looking for a new home — both spiritually and physically. Make that homes, plural. You probably either know someone or someone who knows someone who attends MPPC:…
The Layman In the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Book of Order, the questions for ordination and installation of church officers refer to Scripture several times. Since, “in each case, the Scripture is elevated to an authoritative status” a presbytery has overtured the 221st General Assembly to change the denomination’s constitution to require church councils to be…
By Kate Tracy Demand for Bibles and other forms of Scripture has surged in areas of the world where Christians most frequently face religious freedom violations. The United Bible Societies (UBS), which represents 146 Bible societies in more than 200 countries and territories, reports: “Global Scripture distribution by Bible Societies rose by 6%, from just…
By Dr. Albert R. Mohler Jr. “It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally to check out.” That stunningly clear sentence reflects one of the most amazing, tragic, and lamentable characteristics of contemporary Christianity: an…