The Harvest Fields Are White

Hat Tip:  Z

Understanding God

If a friend came up to you and said, “I have two spare hours this Saturday and I want to understand God and the Bible. What should I read?”

What would you tell her to read? Where would you send her in the Bible? In what order would you have her read? And what brief summary would you give her about each of those texts? Here is what Graham Cole suggests (from this article):

Postmodernity & the Difficulty of Truth

I was doing a little reading for a class I’m teaching on evangelism and ran into this today – the story of a man who thought he was dead . . .

What I Learned This Week

As Brian already mentioned, we attended a pastor’s conference this week.  For me, one of the speaker said something very concisely that seems to be getting lost in evangelical circles.  It seems like we often make the message of the gospel about us.  We start by asking people if they are content.

The Meltdown (2)

In November, I wrote that the current economic meltdown “actually aids the gospel.”  Now, it seems the New York Times has noticed a possible trend (although their research is anecdotal, not data-driven).  This is what they said:

Atheist Preaches on Evangelism

Penn of Penn and Teller gives a powerful sermon on Evangelism. You ask, How can an atheist preach a sermon on evangelism? You’ll have to watch it for yourself to find out. As I watched, two things came to mind: (1) He’s right, and (2) May God touch Penn’s life with the Gospel. There’s something to be learned here – may the Holy Spirit (not Penn) move us all from an unwillingness to share the Gospel because of social restraint based on comfort. Click on Read more to watch his five minute sermon.

Do You Have Salvation? (Nope)

Growing up, I becames so accustomed to thinking of myself as “Saved” (past tense) that I tended to think of salvation as something that I own.  In other words, God transfers salvation to me and then I have salvation.  But I don’t  – I am saved, but I don’t have it.

Chick Tracts: A Blast From My Past

Have you ever read (or given out) a Chick Tract? Crunchy Con has a post about Jack Chick Tracts here, but what encouraged me was the testimony of how God used one of those odd tracts to help a young man see his need for God. I guess it is true, God can even use a old Chick Tract for His purpose and glory.

Read his story after the jump.

Holistic Ministry

The World Evangelical Alliance has produced a theological statement on holistic ministry, namely, the necessity of both evangelistic proclamation and social action.  It is a good statement:

HT: Bock’s Blog

God Exists (in Reality and Philosophy!)

Christianity Today has posted an excellent article from philosopher/theologian William Lane Craig titled God Is Not Dead Yet. It provides a wonderful summary of the philosophical arguments for God’s existence.