Justin Martyr was a pagan philosopher who converted to Christianity. Once a prominent thinker who taught in many of the great urban centers of the Roman Empire, he was eventually executed because of his faith. In his “First Apology,” Justin defends Christian truth and practice in a letter to the Emperor Antoninus Pius. In this passage, he describes in detail the activities involved in the weekly worship of the early Church community. For modern readers, it may be astonishing to see both the simplicity and the priorities of these forerunners as seen in their weekly Christian gatherings. They read […]

  The Clinton administration used to declare a desire to make abortion “safe, legal, and rare,” and the Obama administration has repeatedly affirmed that formula.1 By their account, abortion is regrettable but necessary, and it is important to keep the women who profess to need them out of the hands of “back-alley butchers.” But pro-lifers ask legitimately, “Why rare? If there is absolutely nothing wrong with abortion, if it is done right, and if there are good reasons for it, then why not have more of them, until there are no longer any ‘unwanted’ children?”

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 12-13

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Pastor John Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 9-11

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 8

  In1985 the elderly Jewell Elliff lay on her deathbed, comatose after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. Though doctors expected her to die within hours, she summoned the strength to utter three words: “Want! Want! Want!” Family members sprung into action immediately, suggesting a litany of items and people she might want. Finally, someone asked whether it was her ex-husband J.T. she wanted, whose infidelity and abandonment had crushed her more than three years previously after 43 years of marriage. At the mention of him, she uttered another word: “Forgive.” The next morning, he called. And with a family member […]

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 7

   It is impossible to know just how many people Charles Spurgeon’s ministry affected. His preaching reached thousands each week. He trained ministers through the Pastor’s College, who went on to reach millions themselves. But where did Spurgeon’s ministry begin? With his conversion, and for this, Spurgeon expressed thanks that his mother and father so earnestly invested in his soul.