JI Packer has been one of the most important theologians in the 20th and 21st centuries. The last few years the evangelical church has witnessed his physical decline. In doing so,the church hasan example of a man who suffers well, keeping his eyes on Christ as he approaches death. Here is an excellent article where Packer discusses some of his latest healthstruggles and hi...

Do you find yourself struggling to evangelize your neighbor? Are you unsure about how it's supposed to work? Have you had bad experiences with sharing the Gospel in the past? Here is a helpful article summarizing some comments from an excellent book entitled Honest Evangelism. Both will encourage you as you seek to be a light in a dark world....

We live in a technology driven age. Smart phones, I-pads, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and the like are words on our tongues and things that take up our time. But, we also live in an age bent on finding and shaping one's identity.The question,"Who am I?" isessential for many to answer. Yet, here's a helpful article thinking the two together--both technology andidentity....

Sometimes the language Christians use toexplain the faith and their religious experiences can be difficult. This happens, in part,because words and phrases which describe the central tenets of Christianity are unfamiliar to a Non-Christian world (trinity, substitutionary atonement, hypostatic union, liturgy, etc). We have our own vocabulary, and its important for us to lea...

Hebrews 11 gives us the "Hall of Faith." It's a list of OT saints and members of the Church Triumphantwhose lives ought to encourage us to persevere in the faith. One who joined this "great cloud of witnessess"in 2016was Helen Roseveare. Here is a summary ofher life, whichwill no doubt spur you on towards love and good deeds in 2017....

In light of TV personality and professing Christian, Jen Hatmaker's, comments regarding homosexuality, here is an excellent article on loving your neighbor enough to call sin what it is. A failure to do so not only muddies the waters of what constitutes as transgressing God's law, but also weakens divine mercy....

Here is a helpful article diagnosing the problem many Christians have with evangelism, and how we ought to think about witnessing to the lost in 21st century America....

Are you looking for some good Christian biographythat willencourage the soul and bolster faithful living? If so, see the post linkedhere on the life of JI Packer. He is one of the most influential Christian theologians of the pasthundred years, who recently celebrated his 90 birthday. Below are alsoa couple of fuller treatments of his life, ministry, and impact. JI Packe...

Per our conversation in Sunday School, here is ahelpful articleexploring Science and Christianity. Some other resources include ... Christ or Choas, Dan DeWitt Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer Not a Chance, RC Sproul See also Creation Ministeries International ... www.creation.com ...

Over the past few weeks as we have discussed apologeticissues, the nature of the canon has been one area of focus.Here is a helpful video briefly explainingwho choose the 4 Gospels, or any of the books of the Bible, to be included in the canon....