Robert Louis Stevenson: So Near, Yet So Far
Church Discipline: A Necessary Partner to the Grace Gospel
By Charlie Bing When President Clinton admitted immorality in the White House, the head of the Southern Baptist Convention and a seminary president called for Clinton’s home church in Arkansas to exercise “biblical church discipline.” The Associated Press article that reported this added, “The practice is seldom used in the modern church.”1 That is unfortunate
A Hymn of Grace: Seasons of Rapture
Frances Mosher Pianist Christ Congregation Dallas, TX If Christ comes back in winter, when earth lies cold and pale, Will He find pilgrims watching, or will our hearts’ love fail? O hail our King in white! He comes from heaven to save us from tribulation’s night. If Christ comes back in springtime, when burst the
What’s So Amazing About Grace?
What’s So Amazing About Grace? By Philip Yancey. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997. 304 pp. Cloth, $19.99. I was delighted to get a chance to read this new book on grace. We can not have too many. I was not disappointed with the book, but it was not exactly what I expected. I thought
Grace Rules
Grace Rules. By Steve McVey. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1998. 203 pp. Paper, $8.99. This book has a simple message on how to live the Christian life: Focus on Jesus Christ in us and not on rules. Living by rules does not mature us or please God. The difference is between compliance and obedience,
Eulogy for Dr. Arthur Leonard Farstad
This is the actual eulogy delivered at Dr. Art Farstad’s funeral on September 4, 1998 at the Mitchell Ministries Center at Dallas Theological Seminary. Nearly 200 people gathered from all over the U.S. to remember and honor Art FRANK D. CARMICAL Evangelist Harvester Ministries Plano, TX The first time I ever heard the name of
The National Repentance of Israel
DAVID R. ANDERSON Pastor Faith Community Church The Woodlands, TX John the Baptist had a clear, concise message to Israel: Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt 3:2). Jesus had exactly the same message: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt 4:17). And the people responded. They came in
Saving Faith in Focus
This article is chapter 1 in a book by this author entitled Confident in Christ: Living by Faith Really Works set for a February 1999 release date. ROBERT N. WILKIN Editor Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society Irving, TX Confusion over the gospel abounds. I hear it from people all over the country and around
A Voice from the Past: Salvation by Grace
This article appeared originally as the first three chapters in J. Irvin Overholtzer’s book by the same title, Salvation by Grace (Grand Rapids: Child Evangelism Fellowship Press, 1958). Minor adjustments have been made in spelling (e.g., Saviour to Savior) and capitalization (words in upper case were converted to lower case italics). A few sections of