The poll is up! I will confess that the total participation was disappointing. On the negative side, we had one entry that won by default, by Chris Eyre. I think it was a good negative entry, but I had hoped for much more discussion. On the affirmative side, we had two entries, and they are…
When I first got onto Twitter a few months ago I met a wonderful man of God, Patrick Badstibner, founder of World Prayr (on Twitter). At the time, World Prayr was mostly forwarding prayer requests via Twitter, so of course I followed and soon we became more acquainted and I got involved with World Prayr…
Well, the blogswarm failed to show, very possibly because we called for it too late and perhaps not loudly enough. But there are entries in the contest, though many fewer than we’d like. There is still time to submit your entry. Affirmative: Christopher Larson (from the Christian Fellowship Forum) Spencer (from the Christian Fellowship Forum). …
Consider Christianity Week is sponsored by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr., author of Energion titles Evidence for the Bible, Christianity and Secularism, and Preserving Democracy. For more information, see the Consider.org web site. A Blogswarm In celebration of Consider Christianity Week, Energion Publications will sponsor a special form of blogswarm (invited, not spontaneous!) and a blogging/essay contest.
This question is triggered by this essay on Dave Black Online, which is quoted on our Energion Publications blog. Let’s look at the question from three angles: 1) Should the gospel commission be supreme? 2) Is it supreme in your church and mine? 3) How could it be made supreme and what would that look…
David Alan Black Known for his love for New Testament Greek and passion for teaching, Dave Black is a husband, father, professor, author, preacher, lecturer, web journalist, and (above all) a sinner saved by God’s sovereign grace. Dave is a political iconoclast who takes his constitutional ideals seriously. He is also committed to challenging the…
Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected theses and so have shipwrecked their faith. 1 Timothy 1:18-19 (NIV) Erin McClellan, youth director, wife,…
Editor’s Table More prophets – More pastors – More evangelists – More teachers – More apostles? Paul says that God gave us these to build His kingdom (Ephesians 4). He also said that we have been given gifts to help each other; these gifts are not just for ourselves (Romans 12). I believe that one…
BSP: When and how did you initially become connected with the people of Ethiopia? BeckyLynn: Very shortly after my birth 🙂 Before I was walking, my parents loaded me and some large metal barrels with our stuff onto a freighter in New York, bound for Yemen, and then from there to Ethiopia by airplane. Until…
“Are you on vacation?” A million responses flew through my mind the first time I was asked while on a road trip for the Lord. The simple answer, “Why, yes. And what a great vacation it has been!” I never knew how important places were to God until the Holy Spirit started taking me to…