Grab Bag

I few ideas and items that have passed through my mind in the past few days: I have been listening to the audio from the recent Resolved Conference. While the conference is designed for college students, the messages are appropriate for everyone. This year’s conference addressed the topic of sin, and the messages are particularly […]

Recent conference audio

I have recently listened to the majority of the audio from two recent conferences; both of these sets are worth hearing. The Bethlehem conference featured Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, addressing the topic of evangelism (which was also the topic of a recent book by Dever). The Sola conference addressed the reformation […]

Today’s Quote – Evangelism (Trotman)

Dawson Trotman, in DTS Alumni Connection: Soul winners are not soul winners because of what they know but because of who they know, and how much they want others to know Him.

A brief glimpse of Hell

Richard Baxter noted that if we were able to glimpse for even a moment the gravity of Hell and the closeness of so many men to it, that we would be greatly emboldened for evangelism. That is, we are shy about declaring the gospel because we do not see it as a great threat to […]

Today’s Quote – Evangelism (Baxter)

Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor, …as Paul’s ‘spirit was stirred within him, when he saw the Athenians wholly given to idolatry,’ so it should cast us into one of his paroxysms, to see so many men in the utmost danger of being everlastingly undone. Methinks, if by faith we did indeed look upon them as […]

Christmas questions

Multiple times each day over the past week or so, I have been asked, “do you have any family coming for Christmas?” This is the time of year that we typically have more opportunities to be with family. And for many of us, that also means chances to be with family that do not yet […]

Missionary Myths

Christianity Today recently published a brief article debunking a number of myths about missions and missionaries — “Missionary Myths.” Among the myths the article countered were: “There are pressing needs right here.” “Short-termers can do it.” “Let the nationals do it.” “The task has been completed.” “Maybe there are other ways to God.” “Missionaries have […]

Motives for evangelism

Reflecting on Paul’s anger over the idolatry he viewed in Athens and his resulting evangelistic sermon, John Stott pondered the question of what an appropriate motive to evangelize might be. Is it enough to simply evangelize, or is the reason why we evangelize also important? Or because of opposition, should we even attempt to evangelize […]

Why don’t we evangelize?

In his recent book, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Mark Dever begins by asking the question, “why don’t we evangelize?” Part of his answer is that we don’t plan to evangelize. And to that he offers 12 steps to take to counteract that mindset: Pray (for opportunities) Plan (to put ourselves in positions to share […]

Sunday Leftovers (4/1/07)

Every word in Scripture counts. Every word is used by God to reveal Himself and His purposes (which is why Jesus makes statements like “truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished,” Mt. 5:18). Which is why […]