Faith
Student Ministry: 7 Checkpoints
7 Checkpoints Curriculum Strategy for Students is an intentional, systematic approach to discipleship focused on the content of discipleship. These seven student-specific principles are the irreducible minimum. The authors are convinced that these seven basic principles every student should understand, commit to memory and embrace before they leave the safety of their homes and youth … Read more
The Influence of Stephen Covey
His was a positive influence. And as the world morns the loss of Stephen Covey we have highlighted his Seven Habits in the hope that you will make them your own. We highly recommend buying his book and digging a bit deeper into the qualities that have changed the lives of so many who value … Read more
Humor in Religion
To false religion, humor remains one of the most dreaded adversaries. Humor punctures the pomposities of theological arrogance with an efficacy wondrous to behold. — Vern Bennom Grimsley (1964)
Intelligent Design v. Mindless Causation
[E]very mechanism that is characterized by extreme complexity and automatism, combined with a far-reaching range and unity, must inevitably conceal the originative mind from every intelligence that is far below its own capacity, and must therefore appear to such an intelligence as wholly “mindless”, although its real nature may be quite the reverse. —J. E. … Read more
For the Edification and Mutual Satisfaction of Believers
Now and again a great religious teacher lays bare the secrets of his inmost spirit, less for the conviction of opponents than for the confirmation of kindred souls . . . —J. R. Illingworth (1894)
Believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. — Jesus
Jesus did not demand that his followers believe in him or on him, but that they believe with him. —Walter E. Bundy (1928)
Actuals v. Potentials
The gist of the matter is this: God, as conceived by Jesus, receives and forgives the sinner, not for the purity of heart and life he has actually attained, but for that which he penitently and faithfully strives to attain. —A. Campbell Garnett (1942)
To Estimate Spiritual Qualities
You cannot put inward peace under a microscope. You cannot weigh a prayer. You cannot measure moral certainty. —Edwin Lewis (1931)