As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
At some point during my tenure as a pastor at Grace Baptist, I decided I needed a succinct, memorable expression of the gospel—a phrase I could repeat frequently in a variety of contexts until members of the flock would recall it reflexively.
What I came up with is pretty much straight from 1 Corinthians 15:1-4: The gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ died for sinners and rose again.
“A 2019 survey shows how relationships curb Islamophobia and improve understanding between the two faiths.” - Christianity Today
“I received the below question, which is often asked concerning this issue: ‘If a minister confides to leaders in his church that they are contemplating suicide, do you think their ministry is over?’ I responded that it depends on the church. Unfortunately, we all know that would be disqualifying a lot of churches.” - Christianity Today
“When a person gets all their news and political arguments from Facebook and all their Facebook friends share their political views, they’re in an epistemic bubble. They hear arguments and evidence only from their side of the political spectrum. …An echo chamber leads its members to distrust everybody on the outside of that chamber.
“I never thought of anything I did at Woolworth’s as accomplishing anything truly good. I was certain such labor was far from heavenly. My perspective was: “This work stinks!” (And many nights, it literally did because of the volume of trash.) …Looking back on that first job, I wish I had grasped at least one or two heavenly threads about our human labor.” - TIFWE
“I am not a prohibitionist. I believe that efforts to classify wine in the Bible as grape juice border on the silly. People drank alcoholic beverages and the Bible does not call that sin.” - I Hate Alcohol
“The report [by law firm Covington & Burling] did not present any case studies to support those concerns, so WORLD examined one specific bias claim in an attempt to see how Facebook’s fact-checkers work. Before we get to our analysis, though, it’s important to understand the power Facebook has.” - WORLD
“No matter the theological issue, we can be sure that a litany of quick-fire responses often only exacerbate the issue for those who are in need of biblical instruction and theologically nuanced clarity. To that end, I would suggest that the antiquarian tripartite modes of persuasion (i.e.
“A dear friend of mine in women’s ministry tells me of a few passionate pleas she received to lead Bible studies on healthy eating. But does the Bible really tell us enough about what we should eat for a whole course? And do we have a right as believers to tell others what is the more biblical menu option?” - Cornwall Alliance
“Campus policies at schools like Louisiana College stir debate over whether regulating personal posts protects students or silences criticism.” - Christianity Today
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