A Tool from the Jehovah Witnesses in Their Witnessing
What are the resources you provide for God’s people to aid in their evangelistic endeavors with Jehovah Witnesses, the modern day Arians? How do you refute their belief that “there was a time when...
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Palm Sunday: Triumphal Entry –“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name...
John 12:12-19 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna!...
View ArticleThursday: Passover (Last Supper/Lord’s Supper) –“He loved them to the end”...
This day is historically referred to as Maundy Thursday. The Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum, which means command, and refers to the new commandment Jesus gave to his disciples to love one...
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Friday: Crucifixion –“It is finished” (John 19:30).
Christians refer to this day as Good Friday. It is the day Christians remember Jesus’ crucifixion. Although there is much about this day that would rightly be considered bad, for Christians, because...
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Sunday: Resurrection –“Peace be with you” (John 20:19).
“He is risen!,” exclaims one. “He is risen, indeed!, responds another. This is a traditional Christian greeting. One exclaims the glorious statement of fact, a truth that has gripped and transformed...
View ArticleWilliam Carey: An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians
On May 12, 1792, William Carey (1761-1834) published his pamphlet, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians, to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens. In Which the Religious State of the...
View ArticlePrayer: Chief Exercise of Faith; Intercessory Prayer: Chief Expression of Love
Many consider Calvin a great theologian, which he was. But he was also a great pastor, who preached and lived the truth of the Scriptures. In this latter role, he helped other Christians both to know...
View ArticleWilliam Wilberforce, Slavery, and Good News
On this date, July 26, 1833, three days before William Wilberforce died, friends informed him that a bill to abolish slavery had passed its second reading in Parliament, which meant it would pass....
View ArticleWho and What is the Alt-Right and What is a Christian Response?
Although the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville is history, the implications of the rally have carried on. Ripples and reverberations have continued. In the wake, many questions have been raised,...
View ArticleReformation and the Ministry of the Word Conference
In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is sponsoring an international conference devoted to the Reformation and the...
View ArticleEssentials of the Doctrine of Creation
In the EFCA, “We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.”...
View ArticleTheophany and Theodicy, Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Practice
How do we understand God’s presence with suffering and pain? As pastors, how do we trust in and rest upon the Lord while giving pastoral care to those who are in the midst of deep suffering and pain?...
View ArticleReformation Studies: A Rediscovery of the Gospel
October 31, 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses There are a number of excellent resources that have been published in conjunction of this anniversary. I include...
View ArticleCorporate Confession
Many Evangelical churches do not often include a time of corporate confession as part of their weekly services. This is, I believe, a weakness of our gatherings. Most of our service – singing, praying,...
View ArticleThe Gospel: Professed and Practiced
“The gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed, but to be practiced.” J.C. Ryle This expounds the commitment of Evangelicals throughout history....
View ArticleReformation Resource: A 31 Day Journey of Learning
Today is the first of the month in which we celebrate the 500th anniversary of Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses: October 31. Desiring God is providing a month-long study of the Reformation leading up...
View ArticleJohn Gustav (J. G.) Princell: A Free Church Father
Johan Gustav Gudmundson (also known as Gummeson, and changed to Gunnerson after they arrived America) was born in Smaland, Sweden on September 18, 1845. Johan and his family emigrated to the United...
View ArticlePrayer: Default Praying or Praying “According to the Scriptures”
Often our praying becomes rote. We pray the same things over and over. (Sadly, that is assuming we do pray regularly. As a short personal quiz: How often do you pray? How long do you generally commune...
View Article2018 Theology Conference: The Gospel, Compassion and Justice and the EFCA...
The Evangelical Free Church is committed to the inspired, inerrant, authoritative, and sufficient Word of God. We are grounded in the gospel and tethered to the text of Scripture. We also affirm the...
View Article2018 Theology Conference: The Gospel, Compassion and Justice and the EFCA...
Following the flow of Article 8, we chose the theme of our Theology Conference for these reasons. First, it is important to address this historically. Even looking at our Free Church history is...
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