About The Holy Spirit (Pt.2)

Many years ago, Dr. Harold Lindsell authored a book entitled The Battle For The Bible” (Zondervan Publishing House, 1976). In the first chapter, Dr. Lindsell—former editor of Christianity Today and past professor at Fuller Theological Seminary—makes a candid confession. Dr. Lindsell traces the history of Fuller Theological Seminary, founded in 1947 on the conviction thatContinue reading “About The Holy Spirit (Pt.2)”

About the Holy Spirit

Lehman Strauss, in his book The Greatest Unused Power in the World…Knowing the Holy Spirit, lamented a half-century ago the widespread lack of knowledge, amongst Christians, of the person and work of the Holy Spirit: “Wherever I go in my travels, I meet people who ask questions about the Holy Spirit. To me this isContinue reading “About the Holy Spirit”

Preachers, Take Note!

I am taking the liberty in this post to share with you some thoughts by the 19th-century evangelist Charles Finney on the subject of “how to preach so as to convert nobody.” Here are 30 strategies to use if you aspire to ineffective preaching, according to Finney:  Note: Any preachers who have observed other methodsContinue reading “Preachers, Take Note!”

“The World Is Gone After Him”

It was the Sunday before the Friday on which Jesus would be violently crucified. The occasion, as recorded in John’s gospel, chapter 12, is commonly called His “Triumphal Entry,” as Christ rode into Jerusalem on an ass’s colt while many people, with palm branches strewn before His procession, cried, “Hosanna: Blessed is the King ofContinue reading ““The World Is Gone After Him””

“A Unique and Exciting Program”

Those are the words used to describe a weekly religious program conducted in the Indianapolis Perry Township (southside) public schools, by which hundreds of elementary school children are taught a basic introduction to what the Bible is all about, focusing on its foundational truths. Each week, 4th and 5th graders who volunteer to give upContinue reading ““A Unique and Exciting Program””