Featured Articles
 Responses to Coming Together on CultureTim Keller | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 . . . despite all the division over Christ and culture in the Christian church today, I perceived that some people in each camp were listening to the critiques and were incrementally making revisions that moved them closer toward the other camps and positions. I highlighted the Transformationist and Two Kingdoms views, arguing that each model had some imbalances, but that many were recognizing them and incorporating insights from other models. ... READ MORE |
 Living God's LawT. M. Moore | Tuesday, 24 January 2012 I am sometimes asked if I am a "Christian reconstructionist" because I put so much emphasis on the Law of God. I'm never quite sure how to answer that, because I can't always discern what people mean when they ask. Those who, over the past generation, have proudly embraced that nomenclature do emphasize the importance of God's Law, and they are eager to see fundamental changes in the state of the Church, of culture, and of society as a whole. With all that I'm certainly sympathetic. But when it comes to the Law, we have to be very careful that we resort to it as the Scriptures intend.... READ MORE |
Insight
 Conviction of Judgment (Ministering in the Spirit, 7)T. M. Moore | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 . . . here are two other aspects to the Spirit’s work in convicting us of judgment. Judgment to come. It is also the work of the Spirit to convict us of judgment in two additional ways, each of which is a form of judgment to come, concerning which the prophets especially are so outspoken. First, the Spirit reminds us – convinces us – that a day of judgment is coming and that, in that day, all our works will scrutinized by our eternal Judge before the watching eyes of all (Rom. 14:1-12). READ MORE |
 How to Get Started (conclusion in Ministering in Your Culture)Joe McKeever | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 (Excerpted) In any field, not just in cultural evangelism, learners do these two things: they ask questions and listen. Look at the ministry of Jesus. As the crowds flocked to Him and took their places on the hillsides to hear Him speak, they came questioning and listening. The listening provoked more questions which encouraged more listening. It's hard work, listening. It requires us to button our lip, to turn off the television, to turn aside from the computer, to put down the newspaper. READ MORE |
Worldview Challenge
 Christ and Culture Once MoreMichael Horton | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 (Excerpted) “On the surface,” Tim writes, “the Reformed and evangelical world seems divided between ‘Cultural Transformationists’ and the ‘Two Kingdoms’ views.” Although the Transformationists include disparate camps (“neo-Calvinists, the Christian Right, and the theonomists”), “they all believe Christians should be about redeeming and changing the culture along Christian lines.” “On the other hand, the Two Kingdoms view believes essentially the opposite—that neither the church nor individual Christians should be in the business of changing the world or society.” READ MORE |
 Need Words? The Case for Corporate PrayerStanley D. Gale | Tuesday, 24 January 2012 (Excerpted) The genius of corporate prayer is that where you don’t have the words, others have them for you. They lead you in prayer, often in ways you would not even have thought. Sometimes they express things that are on your mind. As you pray along with them in your heart and utter the “amen” of agreement, their prayers becomes yours. . . . The prayers of others have not only led you, they have emboldened you. READ MORE |
Book Reviews
 Review of Affirming the Apostles’ Creed by J.I. PackerChuck Huckaby | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 . . . Packer’s Affirming the Apostles’ Creed is a valuable little handbook that should prove popular with pastors and congregations seeking to unlock the meaning of the creed and provide a firm, biblical foundation for Christian living. Those familiar with the creed carry with them a historic outline of the Good News. Once people understand the “Big Picture” of God’s work to secure salvation, more focused studies on particular aspects of the Bible and Theology can be pursued. READ MORE |
 A Review of “The Good of Affluence” by John R. SchneiderMark Sooy | Tuesday, 24 January 2012 (Excerpted) The full title is “The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth.” . . . Schneider states his purpose as “renovating” the common perspectives, and misperceptions, of how faith and wealth mix (p. 2). Rather than a theology of ascetic denial, or even the more common idea of keeping “only what you need,” Schneider sees a theology of “delight” within the text of Scripture. He states, “Material prosperity (rightly understood) is the condition that God envisions for all human beings. READ MORE |
Featured Videos
The Faith
Making the Invisible Kingdom VisibleChuck Colson | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 . . . the Church’s mission is to make visible God’s invisible Kingdom in the world. Since God lives in the midst of His people, we in turn are called to share in and reveal His loving character to our neighbors. We are to bring God’s holiness to bear in every area of life. This understanding of holiness has moved Christians throughout history to some of the greatest advances in human dignity and freedom. ... READ MORE |
Pastor to Pastor
The Might of GodT. M. Moore | Saturday, 4 February 2012 “Never do we honour God so much as when our faith towers to such a heroic pitch of trust in him as prompts a boldness which will not be satisfied with any thing short of the boon that is ... READ MORE |
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Reasoning Together
 Where a People Abandons Virtue, Government Steps InChuck Colson and Timothy George | Wednesday, 24 August 2011 So, how to rebuild a culture of virtue and civic duty? The problem did not begin with elected officials and government agencies, and it will not be solved by them. We must challenge the tyranny of relativism not only in theory but also in our daily lives, families, communities, and businesses. We must show that true happiness comes only from being rightly related to God, the source of truth and virtue. READ MORE |
 An Invitation to Pastors from Chuck ColsonChuck Colson | Wednesday, 17 August 2011 I know you share my concern about the erosion of the moral fiber of our nation. The news is rife with stories of greed, corruption, fraud, deceit and scandals. I think you will agree that it’s time to return to the Bible as our standard of truth and to launch a movement to do the right thing – both personally and publicly. READ MORE |
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“The most important thing we can do today in obedience to Christ is to break the spiral of silence that is pervasive in our culture. The way movements start is when people finally realize that in a free society they have to be able to speak out. They can’t be cowed into silence.” – Chuck Colson
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Chuck Colson Founder of Prison Fellowship, BreakPoint. Co-author of the Manhattan Declaration Maggie Gallagher Co-founder, National Organization for Marriage. Author of The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier, and Better Off Financially Dr. Robert George (via video) McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton. Co-author of the Manhattan Declaration Dr. Timothy George Dean of Beeson Divinity School. Co-author of the Manhattan Declaration Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Jr. Senior Pastor of Hope Christian Church. Founder / president of High Impact Leadership Coalition Scott Klusendorf President, Life Training Institute. Author of The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture Jim Liske CEO, Prison Fellowship Eric Metaxas Author of Bonhoeffer and Amazing Grace. Founder, Socrates in the City The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference John Stonestreet Summit Ministries and BreakPoint Todd Wagner Senior Pastor, Watermark Community Church, Dallas