“A concise work on evangelism that is chock-full of biblical truth. It encompasses all that the Christian and the church need to know to go forth and preach the gospel. It is both instructional and motivational. It can be read and studied alone by a believer or taught in a classroom setting in a...
Paragraph one of the first chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith sets forth the necessity of Scripture, if Scripture is necessary then it is essential to know which ancient Judeo-Christian writings combine to make up its content . The Westminster Assembly’s confession answered this...
Editor's Note: The views expressed by the author are not necessarily the views expressed by Ref21 or the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Meals cannot be rated like movies. Marriages cannot be audited like companies. Jesus Calling cannot be assessed as a Christian Devotional. The marketing has...
Christian conferences differ in such significant ways that one would be foolish to make sweeping statements about their usefulness or lack thereof. I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of speaking at conferences, of varying sizes, in many countries. By and large, they were spiritually rewarding...
In Part 1 , I narrated a process in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), which will continue at the 52nd General Assembly in June. The Committee on Discipleship Ministries (CDM) and Mission to the World (MTW) will report on Sarah Young’s book Jesus Calling . I thought my 2024 overture was...
Editor's Note: The views expressed by the author are not necessarily the views expressed by Ref21 or the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. After 25 years serving the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), a rather scruffy, nobody pastor is watching what the PCA will do in June at the 52nd General...
Like many preachers, one of my favorite things to read are sermons from the past. Whether it's Martyn Lloyd-Jones or the golden-mouthed John Chrysostom, I’m always intrigued by how faithful men throughout the ages have communicated God's Word to their hearers. But also, like many of you, I find...
The world has about eight billion people distributed over its surface in remote villages and massive congested cities. Estimates vary but it is believed there are about four thousand recognized religions in the world with Christianity first with 2.5 billion adherents, Islam comes in second with 1.9...
Paul Harvey, the beloved radio broadcaster who chronicled mysterious “rest of the stories” for America with his nationally syndicated program, shared this sad but true account of “Sparky”: WHEN HE WAS a little boy the other children called him, “Sparky,” after a comic-strip horse named Sparkplug...
Editor's Note: Christian Focus has graciously supplied us with a chapter from Rob Ventura's forthcoming book Equipped to Evangelize: A Biblical Foundation. Ref21 will publish portions of chapter one along with endorsements over the next several months in anticipation of its September release date...