The Lord is calling the church to prayer

 
Men always ought to pray and not to faint (Luke 18:1)
Posted: Monday, July 7, 2008, 15:33 (BST)
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Jonathan Oloyede
The United Kingdom stands at a crossroad with many forces and voices threatening to steer her off course. In this season of dire need, Great Britain is in urgent need of […]

. The Church and the Powers

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The Church and the Powers
by Lois Y. Barrett
Wednesday December 1, 1999
Discerning the nature of the powers in our contextAs we talk about the powers, we need to be careful about calling anything and anyone that wields power one of the “powers.” In the New Testament, the powers have a character beyond individual human beings. […]

International:Rural Poverty Housing

By Shawn ReevesWe have come over dirt roads, passing women and children walking barefoot with water jugs, wood for fuel and other bundles. The midmorning temperature is sweltering. In this subsistence maize-growing region of a poor, landlocked country in southern Africa, families cling to life on an unforgiving terrain.–Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University professor and special […]

Robert Short on The Partial Jesus of the Nominal Christian

 
December 11th, 2006 by iMonk
The BHT has a regular banner quote, and this one was so good I wanted to share it with my readers over here.
The nominal Christian, then, will see Jesus as a name, a representative, a symbol, a personification, a prototype, a figure, a model, an exemplar for something else. The […]

Closing the gap on God

 
By Suzanne FieldsApril 17, 2008
John McCain skipped the forum on faith at Messiah College. That gave more time for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to spar with each other over who was holier than thou. Smart. The Democratic candidates continue to trivialize faith with superficiality, and Mr. McCain was fortunate that he didn’t have […]

Enough Courage to Go Around

 
May 19th, 2008 by iMonk
UPDATE: Here’s a suggestion by Ray Ortland that fits with this post.
If the truth about Christianity turned out to be very different from what we’d been taught as young Christians by people we look up to as mentors and authorities, would we stand up and tell the truth? Would we […]

Obedience through Meditation

Obedience through Meditation
Charles StanleyGospel Herald ContributorSat, Apr, 26 2008 06:22 AM PT
For believers to obey the Lord, daily meditation upon Scripture is essential. But, some Christians try to live the will of God while opening the Bible only at church. This practice is similar to playing in a basketball game without attending any practices. It […]

What Does China Think?

 
What Does China Think?Mark Leonard Public Affairs, 2008164 pp.
What does China think? Americans aren’t known for their international sophistication, especially when it comes to complex foreign issues. And there are few more complicated issues than the so-called rise of China.
Almost everything you read about China is true, one of my friends opines, and he’s right. […]