Sometimes the best we can hope for is to be seen as the perfect stranger. As much as we might like to imagine that every conversation with every person we encounter is going to end with a time of mutual confession before the Lord, that’s just not reality. Most of our conversations with non-believers are […]
Please join us in prayer for the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson who is on trial right now in Turkey. You can read our past posts on his story here. Here is a prayer guide. More resources are available here. More reading on his story and situation: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pastor-held-in-turkey-denies-links-to-terrorists-1523893106 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/world/europe/turkey-us-pastor-andrew-brunson-trial.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2018/04/15/turkeys-president-is-holding-americans-hostage-why-arent-we-doing-anything-about-it/?utm_term=.d1de829bfaf9 https://epc.org/news/freepastorandrew/
Andrew Brunson’s trial is underway in Turkey Let us join the Brunson family and their church in North Carolina in lifting up the name of our brother Andrew. His trial in a Turkish court begins today. The terrorism charge is “Christianization.” His crime? Being and living as a Christian – in Turkey – a NATO […]
Billy is in his 60’s and every day he cleans the deli and makes the soup at my local grocery store. I thanked Billy one day for making my lunch and he nearly wept. “No one ever says thank you,” he confessed. “No one?” I asked in disbelief. “I been here five years. You’re the […]
Is sex a sacred gift of God or merely a consumer product? Women’s March defends prostitution The truth: sex is the good gift of God intended by God to be experienced and enjoyed within the context of marriage between a husband and wife. Every other sexual encounter or engagement is outside the bounds of God’s […]
You can’t handle the truth – more than a line from a movie, it’s a declaration in the culture. The handling and mishandling of the truth is major topic of conversation in the media, government and on college campuses. It should also be at the forefront of the Christian’s heart and mind. As Christians we […]
Start the Conversation: The Connecting Point: There are many onramps into this conversation. From headline news revealing the adulterous infidelity of public officials, to the treatment of marriage by Hollywood, to the ways in which marriage is degraded by redefinition and so-called no-fault divorce. Marriage is seen by many as unnecessary. The number of people […]
March madness. It’s a phrase we hear frequently in the culture and it refers to the veritable frenzy created around men’s college basketball playoffs. The fact that we celebrate and encourage frenzied madness tells us something about our culture. At the start there are 347 Division I men’s college basketball teams. But through March […]
Carmen joined Bill Arnold on The Early Morning Late Show to highlight the testimony of two Christians in the spotlight this week. First, consider and give thanks for the life and ministry of Billy Graham who passed away this week. His ministry did not begin under large tents in front of big crowds, but in […]
Start the conversation The Connecting Point: The recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida is causing many people to reevaluate their understanding of evil. Many are seeing that evil is real, and evil has real consequences for real people. The Disconnect: For those who operate out of a relativistic worldview with no moral absolutes, evil […]