The Testimony of a Failure I've been a Christian for 25 years. My wife, Mahria, has been a Christian as long as me, less one month. Our eldest daughter was 18-months-old when her parents came to faith in Jesus Christ. All three of our daughters, now adults, have been raised in a Christian home their entire lives. My daughters came to faith in Jesus Christ at different times … [Read more...]
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I’m Not ‘Entitled’ to My Opinion
The following was on my mind this morning. Some argue that women can preach the gospel in the open-air if a woman's church or husband gives them permission. There is not a single verse of Scripture to support such a notion. Those who argue in favor of women preaching in the open-air, as I once did, has as the foundation of their argument the silence of Scripture. I once … [Read more...]
Be Imitators of Me, As I Am of Christ
"Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1). A dear brother in Christ has asked me to address a potential issue that may arise with all of the talk about my arrest in Wimbledon--the possibility that other Christians will somehow be motivated to go out and get arrested for Jesus. I never hit the streets with the intent of seeking conflict with authorities. My … [Read more...]
Ten Practical Reasons Why Every Pastor Should Support Open-Air Preaching
Introduction Some refer to it as "Cold Evangelism." Some see it as offensive and passe. Some associate it with the activities of non-Christian hate groups like Westboro Baptist Church. Some serve as embarrassing and unbiblical examples of it. Some see the value of it. Others support it. And some have provided biblical defenses for it. The "it" is open-air … [Read more...]
“How To Answer The Fool” — The Destruction of a Cottage Industry
"'The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. In [Christ] are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.' You cannot know anything at all unless you start with God." And so begins the film, "How to Answer the Fool: A Presuppositional Defense of the Faith." The movie chronicles the presuppositional apologetic of Sye Ten Bruggencate (Proof That God Exists), who is … [Read more...]
Evangelist: Are You Loving Your Wife?
"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own … [Read more...]
Mission Norway: I Now Understand Why I Am Here
Bjorn Storm-johansen, Shane Sands, and I met today with Erik Rortveit. Erik is the regional leader of Normisjon for Rogaland (a county in Western Norway. It was during this very important (and to use the word "historic" would not be hyperbolic) that I believe the Lord brought me to a clear understanding why I am in Norway. NORMISJON Normisjon is an Evangelical Lutheran … [Read more...]