The Swept Tomb vs. The Empty Tomb: A Collision of Holidays in China Each spring almost one-fifth of the world’s population observes a tomb-oriented holiday that isn’t Easter. Yet despite the mass observance of this festival, most Christians in the West are unfamiliar with it. The holiday is China’s Qingming Jie (pronounced along the lines…
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What I Really Think About the ‘Sinner’s Prayer,’ Conversion, Mission, and Deception (By David Platt) My concerns are not about prayer or election, but about authentic conversion and regenerate church membership. I recently had the privilege of preaching at the Pastors’ Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It was a historic few days among…
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WHY “ACCEPTING JESUS IN YOUR HEART” IS SUPERSTITIOUS & UNBIBLICAL (By David Platt) “Making disciples is the supernatural overflow of being a disciple. Proclaiming the love of Christ is the overflow of sharing in the life of Christ. And I’m convinced many people in our churches are simply missing the life of Christ. And a…
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A Church Discipline Primer (Jonathan Leeman) What would you think of a coach who instructs his players but never drills them? Or a math teacher who explains the lesson but never corrects her students’ mistakes? Or a doctor who talks about health but ignores cancer? You would probably say that all of them are doing…
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Three Gifts We Need, But Hate to Receive Article by Christina Fox Topic: Suffering Before any birthday party or the annual mayhem of Christmas morning, I always prepare my children for what to say when they open a present. I tell them that no matter what they open — whether it is something they like…
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10 MARKS OF AN IMMATURE BELIEVER (MIKE LEAKE) Borrowed Light Hanging from that random tree seemed like a really good idea at the time. I was in eighth grade and our youth group (I don’t think I was actually a Christian at the time) was going through the community singing Christmas carols. I thought it’d…
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Can You Really Have Assurance of Salvation? Was I sincere when I made a profession of faith? Have I really trusted Christ for my salvation? Does ongoing failure to resist temptation mean I’m not truly saved? These are the sort of questions that haunt Christians who lack assurance of salvation. My guest today to talk…
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Seven Things to Do After You Look at Pornography A lot of Christian advice about porn addicts is unhelpful — meaning, it doesn’t contribute to real progress in repentance, healing, restoration, and recovery. Most of all, it fails to address the issues that underlie porn use. Often, Christian advice either has its head in the…
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Baby Dedications: Are They For The Church Today? (SCOTTAUTRY.COM) The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith is a solid, though not infallible, guide for the Christian life. It is truth in summary form for the Christian to reference much in their pilgrimage here on Earth. I liken it to bowling with the rails up. It helps…
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5 Ways to Make the Most of Unemployment Have you ever faced unexpected unemployment? If not, it’s likely you know someone who has. Being out of a job may be precipitated by broader economic circumstances or by a lack of productivity and workplace fit. We may find ourselves out of work because we resigned, were…
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