Mature Believers Solve Problems and Meet Needs – Acts 6
The Deadly Danger of Deception In The Church – Acts 5
The Power of a Personal Testimony
At a recent conference during a question and answer session a man said that he was born again one year before he believed in heaven and life after death. He said he believed Jesus forgave his sins in this life, so he is now convinced he was born again at that time even though he
Condition and Consequence: A Key to Correct Interpretation
Pay Attention to Both Cs While misinterpreting Scripture is always bad, the worst problems come when someone misunderstands what God says about what we must do to have everlasting life. If a person misunderstands what we might call the saving message, then he remains lost and is bound for eternal separation from God. The biblical
The Gospel According to Evangelical Postmodernism
Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did
Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did. By Randy Newman. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2004. 269 pp. Paper. $12.99. The basic thesis of this book is that Jesus used lots of questions when He taught and evangelized and so should we. If we engage unbelievers in a dialogue, then we will have much
Spiritual Birthline: Understanding How We Experience the New Birth
Spiritual Birthline: Understanding How We Experience the New Birth. By Stephen E. Smallman. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2006. 171 pp. Paper. $12.99. One of the endorsers explains well how Smallman arrived at his thesis: “By applying a pastor’s heart and a willing ear to hundreds of testimonies heard over decades of ministry, Stephen Smallman has
Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham
Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham.By D. G. Hart. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. 224 pp. Paper, $24.99. Hart has captured in this book the essence of evangelicalism from around 1942 to date. His assessment is powerful and, in this reviewer’s opinion, right on the mark. Hart shows how the term
The Next Reformation: Why Evangelicals Must Embrace Postmodernity
The Next Reformation: Why Evangelicals Must Embrace Postmodernity. By Carl Raschke. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. 235 pp. Paper. $19.99. While some reviewers have intimated this book is a tough read, the opposite is true. Raschke makes Postmodernism and Postmoderns easy to understand with his many clear statements. Faith is not rational or propositional (pp.