Yes, we keep adding to them! 1. “Heads bowed, eyes closed . . .”: During a church service, you may hear a preacher abruptly break into this unexpected dialogue...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Doubt

Warning: Too Much Information May Destroy Your Faith

“Where did you come up with that Ben? I thought I taught you better than this,” Fred says to his son being disturbed by the new way of thinking that he has never...

Do We Need to Tell People the Bad News Before the Good News?

We’ve seen them in all manner of places—on street corners, in parking lots, at craft fairs, outside stadiums. Sometimes they’re on wearing placards, admonishing hearers to...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

“Good Question. I Will Find the Answer and Get Back to You” . . . And Other Stupid Statements

Added to the “. . . And Other Stupid Statements” series The other day I was listening to a radio program. The speaker is someone who is very popular in Evangelical...

Truth in Advertising: A Case for Christianity’s Unique Claim

Unless you have lived in a cave or otherwise have no access to any type of media, you are aware of Brit Hume’s comments to Tiger Woods that he ought to turn to...

Bucer, Evangelism and Unconditional Election

For my church history class, I had to read Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition for a group discussion and report. Andrew Purves examines texts considered classical...

If God is Sovereign, Why _________?

Earlier this summer, Brian Burgess, our Minister of Outreach, taught a two-part series on “Things God Never Said About Evangelism.” He did an outstanding job and I...

by Jeff Spry

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Evangelism

Text Criticism

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Some Thoughts on the Great Commission – Part 2: The Historical Setting

Last week we looked at the Greek construction of the Great Commission (Matt 28.19-20) and concluded that the typical English translation, Go and make disciples,was pretty...

by C Michael Patton

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