by Jerry Pattillo LOST BOYS This past July, I had the privilege of sharing the Free Grace message with eleven boys in Zambia, Africa. This was in conjunction with a group of Americans who went to share God’s love with, give hugs to, genuinely care for, teach spiritual truth to, and have our hearts broken

by Lon Gregg Several years ago, our Denver Rescue Mission CEO off-handedly challenged us with a church-planting model of reaching our community. While our Mission is known for the “Jesus Saves” neon sign lighting the way to our overnight shelter, the boss’s challenge is leading to a paradigm shift in our mission strategy. Rather than

by Diane Boring I will always remember the first time that Acts 17:26-27 jumped out at me. My first grandchild, Summer, was just a few weeks old. I remember going in and sitting on the bed next to her and reading this passage to her mother who was standing in the room. I said something

by Philippe Sterling A Different Kind of Love In the day before there was e-mail or texting, a young man wrote a letter to his beloved (from Clyde Murdock’s, A Treasury of Humor): My dear Laura, I would climb the highest mountain to see your face. Swim the widest river for your touch, cross the

by Jeremy Edmonson SURPRISED BY THE WORD More than likely, we have all been in the situation of reading a familiar passage of God’s Word when something leaps off the page and takes us by surprise. Maybe observation after observation, and meditation after meditation, yielded a greater understanding. Maybe the Holy Spirit used a particular

By Steve Elkins I used to have lunch with Zane Hodges about once a month. One time, right before his death, I was there a little early. He had just hung up from a call. Out of the blue he said, “They’re saying I changed my view on the gospel. I never changed my view.

By Don Reiher Do half-truths bug you? Several things that have really bugged me lately are lyrics and speakers saying something to the effect, “Isn’t it wonderful that Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins? We will not have to pay the penalty for our sins because of what Jesus did on

by Willard Maxwell Aldrich Editor’s Note: Originally published in 1934 in the journal Bibliotheca Sacra, this article was written by then Th.M. student Willard Aldrich. He later went on to get his Th.D. and to be president of Multnomah Bible College (1943-1978). He died in 2009. Part I appeared in the May/June issue and Part

Lillian Kwon, a Christian Post reporter, gave a fascinating snapshot of what Pastor Mark Dever said at the 2012 Together for the Gospel Conference (Read here.). Dever, a well-known Calvinist and Southern Baptist, was speaking to 8,000 pastors and seminary students. His message concerned the danger of false conversions. Here is a direct quote of

by Willard Maxwell Aldrich [Editor’s Note: Originally published in 1934 in the journal Bibliotheca Sacra, this article was written by then Th.M. student Willard Aldrich. He later went on to get his Th.D. and to be president of Multnomah Bible College (1943-1978). He died in 2009. Part I appeared in the May/June issue of this