Category Spiritual Markers

“…He commanded our fathers to teach their children, that the next generation might know [His testimony/law] and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and keep His commandments.” Psalm 78.5-7 I…

“God is more interested in our holiness than in our comfort. He more greatly delights in the integrity and purity of his church than in the material well-being of its members. He shows himself more clearly to men and women…

I was curious the other day about how in the world Google establishes its page ranking system. My pursuit was prompted by the fact that after two years of steady blogging, I had never been concerned or cared about page…

I was listening to an Bill Hybels’ podcast the other day from this year’s National New Church Conference. Hybels is the pastor of megachurch Willow Creek in Illinois, and he was sharing some thoughts and principles for church planters. As…

Allow me to preface my ramblings with this statement: I know many people have studied this topic more than me; books probably exist about this topic. Also, I understand that these concepts did not originate with me. I was reviewing…

Over at MMI, Todd summarizes a recent Rick Warren article that lists six worldviews that are most prevalent in our culture today. They must be faced and addressed in order to expose the falsehood and emptiness that they represent. The…

Psalm 47 concludes with a thought-provoking and reality-shaping statement: For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted! One might be tempted to rush past this sentence though it ends a Psalm that is intent on…

I can still remember vividly when I crossed the line from enduring religion to enjoying Christ. I was a junior at Ouachita Baptist University, and had a stellar Southern Baptist pedigree. I’d been in SBC churches with my folks forever.…

John Piper wrote an article back in 1999 that still speaks strongly today. It’s a great read.