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Try This Powerful Question to Throw Light on Enigmas like the Problem of Evil
Here is a question I want to encourage you to start asking: What’s the alternative? In the right circumstances, it can be a powerful query. Let me tell you why.
Why the “Sinner’s Prayer” Has Me Concerned...and a Biblical Alternative
Over the years, I’ve become increasingly concerned with one practice of well-meaning Christians: using the “sinner’s prayer” to lead someone to Christ.
Jesus’ “Hidden” Teaching on Homosexuality
Sometimes we can infer Jesus’ view on something we have no record of by listening carefully to His view on a related thing He did weigh in on.
A Shrewd Insight from Francis Schaeffer
Understanding the mannishness of man provides a powerful technique to get someone thinking.
How to Stand Tall When Your Instincts Say "Lay Low"
We all need to develop our courage—to nurture our ability to step up to danger. But how do we do that?
Interview with Dr. Larry Hurtado – Destroyer of the gods
The early Christians turned the world upside down by using both their reasoning ability and their well-lived lives to persuade others. We can learn from them how to face our cultural situation today.
Passing the Baton to the Next Generation - Mentoring Letter August 2017
Even with the advantages I personally have immersed in Kingdom work with STR, passing the baton is a challenge that takes conscious effort, intentional planning, and lots of prayer.
Four Reasons a Dead Man Walked 2,000 Years Ago - Mentoring Letter April 2017
If the resurrection is just our make-believe-to-make-me-feel-happy kind of story, then we are a sorry bunch.
How Can the Church Support Christians with Same-Sex Attraction?
Greg Koukl interviews Sam Allberry, author of Is God Anti-Gay? on the question, how can the church support Christians with same-sex attraction who want to follow Christ?
Four Things You Can Do When Someone Challenges Your Faith - February Mentoring Letter 2017
Have you ever felt “the big chill”? It’s the term I use for the cold shiver that runs up your spine when you’re confronted with what seems at first glance to be a persuasive challenge to your Christian convictions, that terrible suspicion that begins to settle in your bones that the challenger has a point. And it seems convincing. And it shakes you.