In a sermon titled “Justification“, Colin S. Smith shared the following helpful illustration on the meaning of propitiation from Romans 3:25. A propitiation is a gift or payment offered to placate the anger of an offended person. The best way to explain is through an illustration, so let me introduce you to two characters, Neil […]
God Can Use Whatever Means He Wants to Bring People to Himself
Kanye West’s apparent conversion to Christianity and bold gospel proclamation (reports of 1,000 committing lives to Christ at one of West’s Sunday Services) has me thinking: Our Sovereign God can use whatever means He wants to bring people to Himself. I was reminded of this recently as I read a couple of testimonies of how […]
6 Resources for Parents to Discern Family Entertainment Choices
I’m overwhelmed with the new entertainment choices available. For streaming services, there’s Netflix, HBO Now, Hulu, Disney+, AppleTV+, and Amazon, just to name a few. Other options include basic TV, cable TV, and thousands of movies and TV programs available as well. Tens of thousands of entertainment choices mean parenting wisely is harder than ever—especially […]
4 Ways to Pray for Kanye West
Don’t know exactly what to make of Kanye West’s supposed conversion to Christianity? Neither do I. If you ask me, it seems to be genuine. Kanye already had immense popularity, why would converting to a religion that seems more unfashionable in our culture help him? His Sunday service events have clear gospel presentations by a […]
What Happens When You Grieve the Holy Spirit
“And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”—Eph. 4:30. Charles Spurgeon shared the following in a sermon featured in the new volume Walking in the Power of the Holy Spirit (emphasis mine): [V]ery briefly—much too briefly—[I will share on] the lamentable result of the Spirit’s being grieved. […]
