Life Is Far from Certain, But Jesus Is
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“Corrie Ten Boom wrote, ‘When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.’” - Randy Alcorn
Now That Took Faith!
As much as it might seem to stretch the barriers of time, I was taught to preach by a man who sat under the ministry of none other than Dr. Henry (Harry) Allan Ironside—the so-called “archbishop of fundamentalism.”
In fact, Dr. Ironside is my spiritual and theological grandfather on at least two different counts.
First, he was indeed the pastor of my practical theology professor in seminary—Dr. Ralph Turk, one of my own mentors. Dr. Turk spent his earliest years in The Moody Church, where Ironside served as pastor from 1930 to 1948.
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A Tomb to Bury Doubt: How Easter Answers Our Questions
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“If a Christian told me he had never dealt with doubt, I wouldn’t believe him. Or at least I would respectfully conclude he was in denial, or lacked self-awareness, or wasn’t a serious-thinking person.” - Desiring God
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I Believe in the Death of Julius Caesar and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
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“March 15, 44 BC…Roman senators assassinated Julius Caesar. Nearly 77 years later… Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. We can have justified belief in both events by following four practices historians use to discover the truth about the past.” - TGC
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Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary is giving away books
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“Due to the generosity of a friend of the seminary, we now have ten copies of Dr. McFadden’s book that we’re going to give away to the first ten people who send their names and addresses to info@dbts.edu.” - DBTS Blog
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How to Minister to Someone Whose Faith Is Under Fire
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“someone… whose faith is under fire from great trials or a particular attack from the tempter. How would you minister to this person? Paul gives us a model in his letter to the church in Thessalonica.” - Colin Smith
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Why Your Congregation Is Likely More Optimistic about the Future Than You Realize
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“Over 80% of churchgoers predict a promising future for their churches. Is this figure what you would expect? Until I saw the research, I would not have guessed optimism was so high among churchgoers.” - Sam Rainer
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Over half of Christians say they sometimes experience doubts about their religious beliefs: Barna survey
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“The study concludes that ‘most in the general population, and Christians in particular, see doubt as a phase to move through, and arriving at certainty is the preferable end goal.’” - CPost
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A Spirit of Expectancy in the Power and Purposes of God
Reposted from Rooted Thinking.
We need a God-centered, faith-filled expectancy as we pursue Gospel ministry. There are many reasons why we as believers in Jesus Christ should serve Him with a spirit of expectancy that God will work through us in evangelism. We looked at two reasons for such expectancy in a previous article. Now let’s look at three more.
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