Breaking the Da Vinci Code
Darrell L. Bock
This book is my effort to clarify the difference between virtual reality and historical likelihood. (p. 9)
Code 1 Who was Mary Magdalene?
Refutes Gnostic Text on Jesus and Mary Kissing
Code 2 Was Jesus Married?
Refutes the idea that Jesus married Mary Magdalene with … Read More
BREAKING the CYCLE of DIVORCE
by
John Trent
[Adult Children of Divorce] ACOD’s like me grew up under this kind of curse. The flow of love, support, and good modeling of a healthy marriage that should have been theirs from tow parents while growing up was instead cut off. (p. 13)
Allison’s story – She loved both … Read More
BRAVE ENOUGH TO FOLLOW
Stuart Briscoe
No doubt these powerful men were taken aback that Peter and John completely flouted traditional Sanhedrin protocol, which demanded that persons brought before them should be dressed in mourning and appear humble in attitude. (p.12)
Notice how Jesus phrased his declaration: “You are Simon… you will be Cephas.” Present tense, future … Read More
DARWIN’S GOD
Evolution and the Problem of Evil
Cornelius G. Hunter
Evolution is predicated on the failure not of a scientific idea but on a religious idea.
(p. 10)
Darwin and his fellow naturalists tried to explain the origin of natural evil; evolution was Darwin’s solution. (p. 11)
The main purpose of Paradise Lost was to … Read More
13 REASONS WHY SMALL CHURCHES FAIL
Thirteen essentials to church faithfulness
BY
RICHARD S. SHARPE JR.
INTRODUCTION:
A. Experience in Ministry
I have been the pastor of three small churches. I started out in ministry in a small church in Pennsylvania. It had a background with the Chez- Slov convention. They had asked … Read More
Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church
D.A. Carson
All the statement are either Dr. Carson giving an negative perspective on the Emerging church or him quoting leaders of the emerging church that he disagrees with.
In Great Britain, churches of the Baptist Union used to emphasize “believing” before “belonging” – reflecting their historical roots in the … Read More
Becoming a TRUE SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY
by
Larry Crabb
The formation of community is the intricate, patient, painful work of the Holy Spirit. (p.viii)
I think that’s what the writer to the Hebrews had in mind. He told us to never stop getting together with other Christians. And, when we do get together, to say and do things … Read More
Battlefield of the Mind
Joyce Meyer
A stronghold is an area in which we are held in bondage (in prison) due to a certain way of thinking. (p. 16)
It is actually better to be set at liberty in one area at a time. That way, we appreciate our freedom more; we realize it is truly a gift … Read More
ATHEISM REMIX
by
R. Albert Mohler Jr.
They see science as on their side and argue that scientific knowledge is our only true knowledge. They argue that belief in God is organized ignorance, that theistic beliefs lead to violence, and that atheism is liberation. (p. 12)
He [Nietzsche] also suggested that Christianity itself was a vile and pathetic faith … Read More
AMERICA IS TOO YOUNG TO DIE
Leonard Ravenhill
It would be a good start to moral recovery and international prestige if we put the Bible back into the schools and the family altar back into our homes. (p. 32)
Eleven times in this book of Jeremiah (more times than in any other book in the Bible) we … Read More