Unwrapping Rapture
3All Bible-believing Christians are expecting the rapture; we all just define that event differently. My post last week, Secret Disservice: Problems with term ‘Secret Rapture,’ generated some questions I’d like to address. 1) What is the rapture? The word ‘rapture’ comes from the Latin rapturo, meaning, [...]
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Vampire Pulp & Pop-Gnosticism
I love a good vampire story as much as the next human, but the proliferation of vampire pulp fiction is becoming a pain in the neck for pastors. I am by no means an archenemy of sci-fi/fantasy fiction. I’m not of the same ilk as [...]
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Guest Post: Mindmaps & Evangelism Strategy – Study techniques & eternity
Today’s guest post is offered by Dr. David Cumming. Dave is a physician and seminoid, pursuing a Bachelor of Theology. He blogs at Schooled for Life where he helps students excel in their academic pursuits by optimizing the method of learning best suited for their particular [...]
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7 Principles of Giving: Biblical Bean Counting, Pt 9
After all this you may have more money than you know what to do with it. Well, here you go; the real reason it’s good for Christians to be good stewards of their God-given income: giving. 1. Give to the local church first. The Bible [...]
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Secret Disservice: Problems with the term ‘Secret Rapture’
It bugs me when people refer to a ‘secret rapture.’ The use of the term is outmoded and ambiguous. It stands like a scarecrow with a target painted on his chest, inviting straw man attacks. The secret rapture moniker is used by some Premillennialists who reckon [...]
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4 Wise Principles for Investing Money: Biblical Bean Counting, Pt 8
At this point in the Biblical Bean Counting series you are ready to take the money you have earned, saved, and refrained from squandering. So now you want to invest it. I am not qualified to give you advice in how to invest, but here [...]
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As a Dying Man to Dying Men: Titanic’s Gospel Hero
Would you give your life to preach? I mean, if you were faced with an actual scenario in which you could choose between living longer or preaching the gospel in that very moment, and thus dying prematurely, what would you do? John Harper (1872-1912) was [...]
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Practically Unsinkable: Lessons from Titanic and Nineveh
Exactly 100 years ago yesterday, April 15, 1912, the icy Atlantic perforated, snapped, and swallowed RMS Titanic. What underscored the shock and horror of the disaster, was not only the unprecedented peacetime loss of life, 1,514 souls, but also the perceived impossibility of the tragedy. Before [...]
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