I just finished reading a book by Nik Ripken called The Insanity of God. In addition to having a provocative title, it is a powerful book. Ripken is considered to be the world’s leading expert on the persecuted church in the Muslim world, and towards the end of the book, he offers some conclusions on persecution. To say the least, I found them challenging and … Continue reading A Different Take on Persecution
“My people’s greatest need is my personal holiness.” So wrote Robert Murray M’Cheyne (1813-1843), an influential Scottish pastor of his time. If you were to survey pastors today and ask them this simple question: “what do you think the greatest need of your congregation is?” I suspect you would get a whole host of different answers, and few would have anything to do with personal holiness. … Continue reading The Pastor and Personal Holiness
I once read the story of a pastor who was invited to debate an atheist. The pastor agreed to debate on one condition – that the atheist would bring 50 people who had been transformed by being atheists. The pastor in turn would bring 50 people who had been transformed by the power of Jesus Christ. As you may have guessed, the atheist admitted he … Continue reading Let Your Life Shine For Jesus!
Shepherd the Flock 