Family is important. Those who have grown up with a good family know how precious it can be. Many who have not often feel they are lacking something. Humans have a natural desire to marry, have children, and play with their grandkids. It usually takes...
Category: Church
1. Preaching A church cannot exist without or apart from the preaching of the gospel (Rom. 1:16; Eph. 1:13–14; 1 Thess. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:23). The apostle Paul teaches us that “faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of Christ” (Rom. 10:17). Preaching is the most basic element...
Dennis Prager with Prager University discusses God’s command to have no other gods. Today, the idea of idol worship feels ancient and remote to many people. Thus, the commandment, “You shall have no other gods,” seems irrelevant. Nevertheless, there are more idols today than ever...
Dennis Prager with Prager University discusses God’s command to have no other gods. Today, the idea of idol worship feels ancient and remote to many people. Thus, the commandment, “You shall have no other gods,” seems irrelevant. Nevertheless, there are more idols today than ever...
What is Pentecost? The church has a birthday, and it’s called “Pentecost.” Pentecost is a time for Christians to celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ disciples shortly after Christ ascended into heaven (Acts 1:8–9; 2:1–47). Pentecost was originally a Jewish holiday known as the “Feast of...
1. Declaring the Word of Christ: Comforting the Downcast Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those...
If I were going to start a religion—a respectable one—it would sound wise. It would draw crowds. It would work. It would make promises that make sense. It would be a religion of wisdom, power, and glory. It would require all sorts of activities for the worshiper to...
The year 2017 is the year of Martin Luther—or at least it should be. Nearly 500 years ago on October 31, 1517, Luther nailed (or “mailed,” for some historians debate this point) his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Castle Church. Even so, Luther...
Sometimes the idea of “formal worship” scares people. I hope to make that less scary. The Protestant traditions include Anglicanism, Lutheranism, the Reformed, and Presbyterianism. Although these traditions have important differences, they reflect important similarities in the way they worship. I could feel more or less...
All too often, the textbooks focus solely on the men of the Reformation—Luther, Calvin, Cranmer, and others—and fail to take notice of the faithful women who served among, beside, and with the Reformers. These women were dedicated to the gospel of Jesus Christ, some to...