The following is part of an article from C. H. Spurgeon entitled “How to Become Fishers of Men” (emphasis mine). His words are powerful and admonish us to be all that God has called us to be in Him.
I understand this, first, in this sense: be separate unto Christ. These men were to leave their [...]
The content of the gospel is not something we have been given creative license with. We are not to water it down (ie. only mention the good parts and leave out the life that Jesus is calling us to), but neither are we to hide it under an emotional experience (setup the “atmosphere” to seduce [...]
In September 22, 1958, Dr. Billy Graham preached the following message in Charlotte, North Carolina. Using the 10 Commandments, he reveals the secret behind our failure as a church, as elders and deacons, and as Sunday School teachers, collectively and individually (click here to see a longer quote, or here to see the full text).
I received an email from Rev. Chris Curry, the webmaster of http://livingwaterscanada.com/ this week and I thought, as he did, that this was a very timely letter. With his permission, I’m posting it here for your benefit.
Dear friends, after much research, and experience addressing the subject, I was compelled to write the following article. I [...]
I just finished reading a book by now retired Anglican Bishop John Shelby Spong entitled “Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture” that my atheist (although he would rather call himself a secular humanist) neighbour loaned me. I was very interested in this book because I felt that it would [...]