A recent episode of Wretched Radio (12/28/2018) shared an anecdote told by Paul Washer on an evangelist’s encounter with a young man who struggled with assurance. Imagine a young man who gives sound evidence of conversion but battles with assurance to the point of despair. Even after frequent and prolonged counseling with several pastors, he […]
Bible & Theology
Why are some non-believers nicer than believers?
Ray Galea addresses this in his excellent exposition of Romans 8 From Here to Eternity: Assurance in the Face of Sin and Suffering. The book tackles key issues of the Christian life (Christian identity, flesh vs. Spirit, adoption, suffering, eternal security, and more) with freshness, wit, and wisdom. I give it my highest recommendation. Read Galea’s […]
Five Counterintuitive Lessons Jesus Taught about Entering the Kingdom of God
What follows is a guest post by Andrew Gilmore. Andrew Gilmore is the author of Walking with Christ, a brand new 30-day devotional spanning Jesus’s last journey to Jerusalem. Click here to check out his books. We don’t use the word kingdom much these days. Over the past three hundred years kings have faded out […]
What Jesus Christ Taught About Prayer | Complete List of Verses
If you’re looking to grow in your understanding of what the Bible says about prayer, there’s no better place to start than analyzing Jesus’ teaching on prayer in the gospels. Normally, this blog explains and applies Scripture to help you grow in Christ, but my challenge to readers of this post is to soak in […]
Why Our Secular Age Needs Ecclesiastes
This world is desperate for answers to life’s fundamental questions. What is life about? Why is life so unjust? Why does work have to be so toilsome? How can I be happy when the world seems pointless? The spirit of the age recommends both finding meaning inward, i.e. we create our own meaning in life; […]
