All or Nothing

One elder statesman of a Christian church has devoted himself to a fifty-year study of Christian and non-Christian families. He says that in American ...

Statistic: Babes in Christ

Percentage of Christians who accept Jesus before turning age 18: 80

A Respectful Witness

Civility, which I take to be a strong virtue and not simply wimpishness, requires that we not try to cram our beliefs down anybody's throats, whether ...

Our Greatest Calling

The greatest business of our calling is to advance divine life in the world ... to frame and mold the souls of men into a conformity to God ... to enlighten ...

Paul's Passions

Paul had a tremendous passion to see the saints mature, but he had equal passion to get the gospel out to those who hadn't heard it.

Practice Makes Perfect

Quarterback Tony Rice led Notre Dame's football team to a national championship in 1988. Before the season, sportswriters wondered whether Notre Dame ...

Preaching for Life

Still thinking I had but little time to live,

My fervent heart to win men's souls did strive;

I preached, as never sure to preach again,

And as a dying ...

Where's the Fire?

If we are only out to be nice, mild-mannered folk, we should either change our name or change our calling.

For All the World to See

Watching a trapeze show is breathtaking. We wonder at the dexterity and timing. We gasp at near-misses. In most cases, there is a net underneath. When ...

Enormous Barrier

A feeble, nominal Christianity is the great obstacle to the conversion of the world.