Topic: preachers

This is how we even want our priests and bishops to talk to us!  We want them to talk about getting rich and how we are so blessed.  But we don't want them to talk about the last four th ... discuss

I have written previously about Charles Wesley and his talented and prolific hymn writing. I also mentioned earlier in this series his involvement in bringing us “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today. ... discuss

In reading the book of Leviticus — I’ve wondered what it must have been like to live in the home of a priest. Seeing your dad praying for the people, coming home, exhausted and covered in blood a ... discuss

7 Ways Fathers Provoke Their Children - “The Bible tells fathers to do two things: bring children up in the ways of the Lord and do not provoke them. How can a father avoid provoking his child?& ... discuss

The gospel call to leave everything and follow Christ was the rule of Anthony’s life. Over and over again God called him to something new in his plan. Every time Anthony responded with renewed ze ... discuss

(ca. 1195 – June 13, 1231) also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon and Saint Anthony of Padua, was born in Lisbon, Portugal, as Fernando Martins de Bulhão to a wealthy family and who died in Padua, I ... discuss

I came across an excellent article written by Steve Whigham, a graduate of BJU (apparently) and former administrater/faculty member of Northland International University, now working for World Magazin ... discuss

The following message is from Min. Leonard Ravenhill.  May you each be blessed with a heart burning for the Lord in listening to this sermon. The prophet by the very nature of his calling is ... discuss

LifeSiteNews published an article last week, Homosexuality: No Truth without Love, no Love without Truth. The gist of the article is thatThe homosexual rights movement understands that the evangelical ... discuss

Another great editorial from the Wall Street Journal on Islamic terrorism. I don’t blame Western leaders. They are doing their best to keep the lid on what could become a meltdown of trust betwe ... discuss

by Albert Mohler May 30, 2013 (AlbertMohler) - The church’s engagement with the culture involves a host of issues, controversies, and decisions–but no issue defines our current cultur ... discuss

by Albert Mohler May 30, 2013 (AlbertMohler) - The church’s engagement with the culture involves a host of issues, controversies, and decisions–but no issue defines our current cultur ... discuss

Firestorm - Here’s a fascinating site: “The photograph of the Holmes family hiding from a violent bushfire in Tasmania was shared around the world. But what became of them? In a unique mul ... discuss

a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. In Geneva, his ministry both att ... discuss

“Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD: that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD looked at the earth, to hear t ... discuss

If Isaac Watts is known as the father of English hymnody, William Williams (1717-1791) is considered by many to be the father of Welsh hymnody.In 1738 Williams heard a sermon by the revivalist pr ... discuss

A couple of weeks ago, we published an article that addressed the issue of whether or not abolitionists have the authority to speak to Christians who meet in a different locality, regarding genuine co ... discuss

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Sermon – Easter 5 – Acts 11:1-18Grace and Trinity Lutheran Churches, Bear Creek, WI"The Same Gift - Repentance that Leads to Life!"We turn our attention to the reading from Acts. I don't ... discuss

I love this man. I want to be like him. He started preaching and pastoring when he was 34, two years younger than I am now. In his most difficult years of ministry, in the mid/late-90's, when p ... discuss

There is a saying that goes, "If you cut the bible it bleeds". Ok, so I know it doesn't really bleed, but I do understand what that means; if you cut out the parts you don't like it to try and make yo ... discuss

From: Chuck@chuckbaldwinlive.com Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 Subject: If You Are Going To Take A Stand, You Must Take It Now! by Chuck Baldwin, February 7, 2013 If You Are Going To Take ... discuss

I was at the grocery store the other day when I was unexpectedly confronted with an adult-oriented magazine located right next to the vitamin section. I immediately had to look away from the front cov ... discuss

Francisco de Zurbarán, The Apotheosis of St. Thomas Aquinas (1631).  See here for an article about this painting.Happy feast day to my friend and illustrious brother in St. Dominic, Thomas Aquin ... discuss

16 April 1963   My Dear Fellow Clergymen:   While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.R ... discuss

As I prepare to spend a week teaching the book of Jeremiah to Chinese pastors in Hong Kong, I’ve been reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses of the Church in America. Regrettably, the list of ne ... discuss

The half-verse "work out your salvation with fear and trembling" is used by some to teach that our good works contribute in some way to our salvation and used by others to teach that sanctificati ... discuss

The following is Part 7 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss

With a new month come some new Kindle book deals. Because He Loves Me by Elyse Fitzpatrick is down to $3.99 as is Jesus Driven Ministry by Ajith Fernandez. Broken-Down House by Paul Tripp is $1.9 ... discuss

“Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” Mark 16:15 Tony Miano is a retired LA County Sheriff’s Deputy turned full-time evangelist. He has been doing f ... discuss

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The current issue of The New Yorker has a long and unsettling feature on Rob Bell (that, unfortunately, I cannot link to as it is available to subscribers only). Written by Kelefa Sanneh and titled &# ... discuss

"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within." "Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and ador ... discuss

Contact: Jon Sorensen, Director of Marketing, Catholic Answers, 619-387-7200, jons@catholic.com SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- As a response to widespread concern about the Last Day ... discuss

Details:   • Author: Norman Jeune III   • Category: Church History   • Publisher: Zondervan (2012)   • Format: gloss ... discuss

A question that has arisen recently in these pages concerns the way a hymn might convince the faithful to believe or to act. Fr. Michael O'Connor, the music editor of the St. Michael Hymnal ... discuss

Today is the feast of Blessed Damian of Fulcheri, a Dominican priest.Damian was born at the end of the fourteenth century to wealthy, Italian nobility. As a baby he was kidnapped by a man who was ment ... discuss

I have often found encouragement in the account of the battle of Jericho. The Hebrew people were faced with an obstacle to their possession of God’s promised good land. A fortress city stood in ... discuss

I Want to Die in the Trenches - “The local church is the front line of ministry. In the battle against the spiritual forces of evil, the church is the trench. Christ’s bride is dug in, cha ... discuss

by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon - St. Luke’s account of Zacchaeus in the sycamore tree (19:1-10) is a story rich in spiritual reflection; preachers and Bible-readers, coming from a variety of backgroun ... discuss

The saint of the day for October 13 is Blessed Magdalen Panattieri, a Dominican tertiary who was one of the most famous preachers in Italy.Magdalen Panattieri was born at Trino, near Vercelli, in 1443 ... discuss

In the middle 400's the pagan Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain, driving the Christian Britons north and west into Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. In 597 a band of monks headed by Augustine of Cant ... discuss

This morning, I had the horrible pleasure of stumbling upon this article from the Toronto Star. I have skipped a few of the beginning paragraphs, because i want to get down to the brass tacks of this. ... discuss

Pulpit Freedom Sunday: It is based on a simple question: May the government filter, edit, or veto the contents of a sermon? No court has ever heard a case regarding whether the Internal Revenue Servic ... discuss

Friends, Lots happening this weekend… It’s Respect Life Sunday (and we have resources at ProLifePreaching.com), it’s Life Chain Sunday (and I’ll be participating in one in Detroit… I hope a ... discuss

“The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn.” — Martin Luther “The devill … the pr ... discuss

This series of posts focuses on several pitfalls that especially plague Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) churches. These pitfalls are wide enough to catch people of a variety of stripes, but fund ... discuss

Just seven weeks ago the news broke about Jack Schaap’s fall. The pastor of the largest independent fundamental Baptist Church in the world had been fired under suspicions of sex abuse of a mino ... discuss

Reformation Gems are excerpts from selections contained in the Reformation Commentary on Scripture, a new commentary series from IVP which gathers the best Reformation-era comments on the text togethe ... discuss

St. John the Almsgiver by TitianToday is the memorial of St. John Chrysostom (ca. 347-407), a famous and controversial fourth century bishop and doctor of the Church.Born in Antioch, he studied law as ... discuss

Commentary Roundup posts are a series of short reviews or overviews of Bible commentaries. I’m working my way through a variety of commentaries, new and old, and hope to highlight helpful resour ... discuss

Today we commemorate Blessed Bertrand of Garrique (c.1195-1230), a Dominican priest.Bertrand was a secular priest under the Cistercians, missioner, and ardent opponent of Albigensianism when he f ... discuss

Note: Sermon Audio File Coming SoonText:  I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the l ... discuss

John Flavel was one of the great Puritan preachers and authors. Much of Flavel’s ministry was toward sailors, so he often relied on nautical metaphors and terminology. In An Honest, Well Experie ... discuss

Brethren: Peace and Good to all of you. I continue my exploration of the similarities between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches by studying a second claim they make in common: a common historic orig ... discuss

When To Be Suspicious - There is some wise counsel in this article. “Once in a while you will stumble across a sentence that goes something like ‘theology says…’, ‘philos ... discuss

Thriving at College - The Kindle edition of Alex Chediak’s Thriving at College is on sale at just $2.99. Randy Alcorn says of it: “Most Christian young people go to college without specifi ... discuss

Excerpt From: John Wright's book, "Telling God's Story."Preaching has largely ceased to incorporate individuals into the concerns created by the Christian Scriptures.  Instead, preaching has beco ... discuss

By: Don MatzatWe are living in a very interesting time in the history of the Christian Church. While the teaching and preaching of biblical doctrinal truth should be, according to Scripture, our prima ... discuss

The Saint of the Day for August 17 is St. Hyacinth.St. Hyacinth was one of the first members of the Dominicans (the Order of Preachers) and the "apostle of the North", and is also called the "Apostle ... discuss

What’s Wrong with Patriarchy - D.A. Carson: “In their defense of complementarianism, several Council members in The Gospel Coalition have been known to preface their remarks with the insis ... discuss

John WhiteLouisiana State Superintendent of Education I wrote about this earlier today on another blog, but wanted to expand my comments here.  Over the weekend Diane Ravitch, defender of public teac ... discuss

source: http://godfatherpolitics.com/6510/liberals-have-contempt-for-black-people-and-their-babies/ related: http://773.harrold.org/abortion.html#negro related: http://www.blackgenocide.org/home.h ... discuss

From StratfordPatch: Have You Met… Father Michal Gitner? Elizabeth Howard interviews Fr. Michal Gitner who brings his international experience, passion for social issues, and high energy to St. ... discuss

From StratfordPatch: Have You Met… Father Michal Gitner? Elizabeth Howard interviews Fr. Michal Gitner who brings his international experience, passion for social issues, and high energy to St. ... discuss

As pastors, we have the great privilege of proclaiming and teaching the Word of God. The cross is the source of our epistemological system, not experience and not the wisdom of the world. We stand un ... discuss

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug 8, 2012 / 12:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On the Feast of St. Dominic, Pope Benedict XVI praised the founder of the Order of Preachers as “a man of prayer, in love with Go ... discuss

Today is a special day for me because not only is it my birthday, but it is the feast day of one of my favorite saints -- St. Dominic, the founder of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans) and the sa ... discuss

The Saint of the Day for August 8 is St. Dominic.The Martyrology gives the following: "At Bologna (upper Italy) the holy confessor Dominic, the saintly and learned founder of the Order of Preachers. H ... discuss

The founder of the Order of Friars Preachers, also known as the Dominicans.The early part of Dominic's priesthood was spent in prayer and penance. Throughout his ministry he came into frequent contact ... discuss

This series of posts focuses on several pitfalls that especially plague Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) churches. These pitfalls are wide enough to catch people of a variety of stripes, but fund ... discuss

This is an article about preaching that is meant to be read by non-preachers. I am an unlikely preacher, a guy who was paralyzingly shy through high school and college and into later life who rather s ... discuss

Denver, Colo., Aug 5, 2012 / 07:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Aug. 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Dominic Guzman, who helped the cause of orthodoxy in the medieval Church by found ... discuss

America needs reviving, but it won’t happen through politics or rallies held in the name of unity, service, justice or cultural involvement by Christians. Revival means “life from the dead” (Rom ... discuss

Another Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) leader is dismissed amid a national scandal. First Baptist Church of Hammond Indiana, which boasts the world’s largest Sunday School and membershi ... discuss

The following is an excerpt from my book, With Christ in the Voting Booth (6th in a series). One Little Word Shall Fell Him It was 1971. Over 150,000 hamstrung American soldiers continued to battle br ... discuss

              This reflection is taken from my book Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day, which is available for purchase at: ProLifeReflectionsForEveryDay.org “The ... discuss

Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you. Yes, I believe in miracles, those providential interventions of God in history and in the created order in order to send a message: I love you. Or excite f ... discuss

A few of you probably saw my post a while ago about the Amazing Grace giveaway by Baby Leaf. I updated that post here and explained why it was postponed. :) Well, I'm happy to announce that it's ... discuss

Last weekend, Michelle Obama encouraged churches to be bold in taking a political stand. [She] told the congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church… “To anyone who says that church ... discuss

Today is the optional memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and companions, Chinese martyrs. Saint Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 companions in ... discuss

The Saints of the Day for July 9  are St. Augustine Zhao Rong and companions.Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China's relations with the outside world, Chri ... discuss

Proselytizing Islam to Children on Facebook?I was shocked to see this site pop up in the sponsored ads on my facebook page tonight! Beware, your kids may be exposed next!The Facebook page led me to th ... discuss

American, Maryland and Gadsden flags on Cook’s Point I hadn’t really expected to see the “Don’t Tread on Me” flag flying at an Independence Day celebration on Maryland ... discuss

Help for atheist preachers From CNN, The transition from preacher to outspoken atheist has not been easy, and DeWitt is trying to smooth the way for other former believers. He is executive director of ... discuss

Those of us who have been reading David McIntyre’s classic work The Hidden Life of Prayer have now come to the end of the book, and before I leave off, I want to share just a couple of reflectio ... discuss

I would like to congratulate the 49 graduates (24 boys, 25 girls) who graduated from St. Mary's College & Academy on on May 26.  These students receive a classical education steeped in traditiona ... discuss

This month is proving to be a very busy (but still blessed) time for me, especially at work — we're gearing up for the release of all FOUR devotional sets for 2013 in time for the 33rd Manila Intern ... discuss

True preaching has almost diminished in modern times because prayer has diminished. When prayer decreases, all true proclamation becomes extinct. In prayer the preacher is fit to proclaim eternal rea ... discuss

European leaders have reached an agreement, after 18 failed summits since their debt crisis began, to “break the vicious circle” of bank bailouts piling debt onto stressed governments and central ... discuss

Another US muslim in candid camera harassing Christian preachers in Dearborn, MI.By his attitude, I can tell he is the type who will kill a muslim who converts to Christianity or his very own daughter ... discuss

“I believe there is about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party.” -Rep. Allen West speaking at a town hall in Florida Allen West Theocon (Tea Party) poli ... discuss

Last Friday, I went to my local Stop the HHS Mandate rally (more on that in a later post).Many (if not most) of the people that showed up were Catholic. At least for myself, I think we realize that o ... discuss

(ca. 1195 – June 13, 1231) also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon and Saint Anthony of Padua, was born in Lisbon, Portugal, as Fernando Martins de Bulhão to a wealthy family and who died in Padua, I ... discuss

By KATE BRUMBACK COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar has taken to his pulpit to deny punching and choking his 15-year-old daughter, telling his congregation the alle ... discuss

1. Focus on the audience (passers-by) instead of the protesters. Appeal to them. Be creative. e fun positive actions, satire, or costumes (dancing genitalia have been used in Calgary). 3. Put on some ... discuss

Keine Verleumdung der Piusbruderschaft: Ermittlungen gegen Burger eingestellt / Bedauern statt Freude - Neue Rottweiler Zeitung Online. Nachrichten aus der Region Rottweil. Beginning of the story ... discuss

A Southern Baptist Seminarian Turns to Rome Posted on April 30, 2012 by Devin Rose This is a guest post by a new friend of mine, who recently emailed me to inform me of his decision to beco ... discuss

I don’t often read The Southern Seminary Magazine but recently I came across some notes I had taken on an article from all the way back in 2006. In the “President’s Journal,” A ... discuss

“The Christian community [the church] is the concrete reality where the transcendent reality of the gospel is made manifest... This is a sobering thought, because the other side of the coin is that ... discuss

a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. In Geneva, his ministry both att ... discuss

Source: EWTN Anti-Life Philosophy. Opposition to abortion comes largely from the Roman Catholic Church. One of the more effective ways of scoring this point is to read from the [attached] List of Or ... discuss

The following is by Rev. Dr. Brian Lee, pastor of Christ Reformed Church in Washington D.C. and is used with his permission. This was originally posted on The Daily Caller on May 1, 2012.============= ... discuss

MD. Delegate Emmett Burns -- who is also a pastor and testified eloquently before the MD House of Delegates earlier this year in opposition to the redefinition of marriage -- told his Church last w ... discuss

Last week before I left for this “working-vacation” I repeated an idea I’ve brought for years:“. . . the churches should reconsider their roles in authenticating marriage. Governme ... discuss

Reports are slowly coming in... Orders of Preachers (Dominicans) blogspot has a report and fantastic slideshow Snippet: Earlier today, Dominican friars from the Angelicum marched in the 2nd Annual It ... discuss

The Apostle Paul had a lot to say about preaching, but I think the majority of it can be grouped under six main headings or ideas. You could, of course, extract specific teaching points from each one, ... discuss

Contact: Pastor Steven Andrew, USA Christian Ministries, 877-537-8734 SAN JOSE, Calif., May 11, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Joel Osteen, Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Jr., Richard Land and Pat Rob ... discuss

The following video was posted on Tullian Tchividjian's blog about a week ago.  He states, "Take note preachers and parents: Believing that simply telling sinners to “stop it” (i.e., Law with ... discuss

This is my once-monthly post on the Puritan John Owen. In this series of posts I am sharing some of what John Owen says about putting sin to death, or what he calls mortification. I have bee ... discuss

“Mark my word. If and when these preachers get control of the party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Po ... discuss

Very few commentaries can function as a single comprehensive resource for the Biblical passage at hand. The wise expositor makes use of theological introductions, critical comments on the Greek or He ... discuss

Bill Keller of LivePrayer.com Says Christian Voters Should Avoid Mitt Romney Due to His Faith Bill Keller From The Christian PostBy Stoyan Zaimov Christian minister Bill Keller of LivePrayer.com, w ... discuss

Francois de la Rochefoucauld famously said: “The only thing constant in life is change.” Life is not static, it is dynamic. We mark the passage of time through the changing of the seasons, we me ... discuss

While walking the dog I got to thinking about how to reproduce preachers for growing churches. I've written before about my alternative to video campuses. But I started to think about how to teach pre ... discuss

Popular Mistakenly Conservative Tea Party Heroes These folks just can’t get anything right. I’ve never seen a group of people so disjointed from reality; from their history, to their scien ... discuss

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Among them St Martin, whose Feast falls today. A Catholic prayer book issued to US soldiers in 1944. If you wish to send it to anyone, especially in the military use this link. INTRODUCTION D ... discuss

In our day, evangelical preachers will use the example of Noah's drunkenness (Genesis 9:18-29) to speak of the evils of alcohol. Some church fathers used this passage to warn their flocks against drun ... discuss

"The question is why God bids Moses preach although He Himself says: Pharaoh will not listen to you. Is it not foolish for someone to say to another: Friend, preach to Pharaoh, but be advised that he ... discuss

Today is the historical feast of St. Agnes of Montepulciano, a nun of the Order of Preachers.This holy virgin was born in 1268 in a little village near Montepulciano, Italy, of the wealthy family of D ... discuss

Below is a letter that I wrote to local Christian radio station after a comment made by one of morning show personalities.I was listening to your station one morning and I heard a comment that you mad ... discuss

Now that we have laid the groundwork, let’s look at theacceptable animals involved with the “burnt offering.” The first type of animalthey could offer was livestock—cattle, oxen, etc. Leviticu ... discuss

This week’s Connected Kingdom podcast deals with conferences, their strengths and weaknesses, and the ways in which I benefit from them. You’ve got two options: You can read the transcript ... discuss

Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado, USA. Evangelist Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, who is also a preacher, told a group of panelists that she could not vote for an atheist for presi ... discuss

Fixing the TSA - “Air travel would be safer if we allowed knives, lighters and liquids and focused on disrupting new terror plots. A former head of the Transportation Security Administration, Ki ... discuss

It’s the question I always get from the people who wanted to attend Together for the Gospel but weren’t able to: What books did they give away? Well, I’m glad you asked. Here is the& ... discuss

In my First Things column of last week, I quoted a small portion from Ross Douthat’s remarkable book Bad Religion; How We Became a Nation of Heretics, which will be released this week.I plan on ... discuss

I remember my Dad boastfully showing me James Randi on Carson's Tonight Show "exposing" those "crooked preachers", like Peter Popoff, for what they were. I certainly saw it plainly even at my young a ... discuss

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 44 years ago today. On April 3, 1968, King delivered his final public speech.The next day, he was killed."I've Been to the Mountaintop"TranscriptThank you very ... discuss

Yesterday I had the rare opportunity to preach for just one Sunday which meant that instead of beginning a sermon series or continuing a series, I could preach any text that seemed fitting. As I thoug ... discuss

Pardon the term, but I suck at application. Ask anyone at Northbrook; it is the weakest part of my sermons and ministry. I'll own the criticism; it's legit. I'm working hard to fix it. I ... discuss

I happen to know two people who have read the complete written works of D.A. Carson—at least everything that is publicly available. This takes some dedication, considering that Carson’ ... discuss

From LifeSiteNews By Ben Johnson Politicians usually calculate every action to maximize their popularity among future voters, especially during an election year. But a prominent leader of the nation� ... discuss

Someone asked for the transcript. Thanks to Patty for finding it. Transcrit follows video below:: If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would of course, want to e ... discuss

I think I knew more about preaching before I began to preach. At least I was more sure of the things I was sure of. Now that I preach on a regular basis I have a better assessment of how little I real ... discuss

The current issue of Preaching magazine has Albert Mohler’s annual list of recommended books for pastors. There is a good mix of books here, though I suspect most pastors would take just about t ... discuss

Lent4, March 18th, 2012 Numbers21:4–9Look,and Live!Ungrateful. Maybe that's the best way to describe the people of Israel. Afterall God had done for them. They grumbled. But let's just remem ... discuss

Kapellari fears clerical split - General News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper: An end to the feud between the Austrian Church’s leaders and a "disobedient" group of preachers see ... discuss

One of the (very few and far between) advantages of having two calendars in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church is that, occasionally, one gets to honor a favorite saint twice in one year.  Suc ... discuss

What is the book of Jeremiah all about? What does the Lord accomplish through 52 chapters that vary between biography, autobiography, history and prophecy, all focused on the impending punishment faci ... discuss

My husband and I had to attend a late mass today, and we managed to make it to the last available mass at parish in the next town. We haven’t gone to this parish in a while, and as we drove the ... discuss

(Charles Wesley died 29 March 1788. John Wesley died 2 March 1791. Because Chad is remembered on 2 March, the Wesleys are remembered on 3 March.)The Wesley brothers, born in 1703 and 1707, were leader ... discuss

Do you need a water cooler topic to share with the BFF’s today, or maybe some…beforehand conversation for that mandatory Monday meeting, how about diner topics to discuss with family and/or ki ... discuss

Book Details:   • Author: Phillip L. Simpson   • Category: Biography   • Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books (2011)   • ... discuss

What is revival? It is God “stepping down from heaven” and baring His holy arm. He comes and acts and speaks. There is a holy presence and a word on fire. God is in the midst of His people. The Lo ... discuss

"God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar..." Romans 3:4 A college student shared some feedback they received on one of their class assignments.  The type of "teaching" seen here re ... discuss

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by the Ockenga Store at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. This store offers a wide selection of audio resources from conferences and events hel ... discuss

Holy hip-hop or Christian rap has been on my mind lately. While I still feel like a complete poser when a listen to such music, I can’t deny that I quite enjoy it (as my wife would be glad to te ... discuss

The first thing I want to offer is a most sincere thanks to President Obama, Secretary Sebelius, and Rep. Pelosi for their most ecumenical efforts to help achieve unity among Christians by presenting ... discuss

Good news out of the National Prayer Breakfast, where Obama tried to burnish his Christian creds, telling us that a government that overtaxes is justified because Jesus told us to care for the least ... discuss

"And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all." Mark 10:44Someone posted a comment the other day asking what was wrong with the coronation ceremony recently performed on Eddie Lo ... discuss

It was one hundred and twenty years ago today that Charles Haddon Spurgeon finished his earthly race. He was 57 years old. The life and legacy of Spurgeon is well known. He was London’s mos ... discuss

The saint of the day for January 30th is St. Hyacintha Mariscotti (1585-1640), a religious of the Third Order of St. Francis and foundress of the Sacconi, also known as the Oblates of Mary.Born of a w ... discuss

Today is the Memorial of Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor, on the new calendar.  His feast on the pre-conciliar calendar is March 7th.I never had a particular devotion to the Angelical growing ... discuss

A fellowship is starting in the Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. area called the Warriors Temple which I highly recommend for those seeking believers of a like, precious faith.  We had the opp ... discuss

"When all your favorite preachers are gone, and all their books forgotten, you will have your Bible. Master it. Master it."  ~ John Piper  ---------------------   ... discuss

Note: This is a sponsored post(click here to learn about sponsored posts)Mission Immanuel — Explore God’s World Mission at California’s 2012 Truth & Life ConferenceThe theme of ... discuss

“Ideally, comprehensive sexuality education should start in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade.”And that "comprehensive" education should include sexual orientation issues (i.e. understa ... discuss

In a recent WORLDmag.com column, D.C. Innes argued against Ron Paul’s candidacy. The main reason: The candidate’s “opposition to moral legislation,” which is swiftly interprete ... discuss

Right now there are a lot of book deals going. Crossway has all their e-books at $5.99 or less. And at Westminster Bookstore, their 2011 bestsellers are all at 50% off, now through January 12th. Her ... discuss

If video fails, click here or go to http://divine-ripples.blogspot.com/2012/01/muslims-get-violent-with-preachers-in.html ... discuss

The Saint of the Day for January 7 is St. Raymond of Penafort.The blessed Raymond was born at Barcelona, of the noble family of Penafort. Having been imbued with the rudiments of the Christian faith, ... discuss

[Wow, long time, no blogging. But I'm back into a routine again, so here goes.] If Bill Maher has lost atheist sports writers, he’s lost America. Sally Jenkins, writing in the Washington Post ex ... discuss

Can you believe it’s already 2012? Time really does fly, doesn’t it?Today, on the third day of the New Year, many of us may still be working on making our New Year’s resolutions, while some ma ... discuss

At this year’s Expositor’s Conference there was a Q&A session in which a concerned pastor asked Al Mohler about the influence of Mark Driscoll. Mohler’s answer was winsome and h ... discuss

From The Hill's Pudits BlogBy Bernie Quigley The Royal Scots train in arctic conditions in Canada. Russia's arctic brigade will be combat-ready later this year.  Photo: MoD In August 2007, at t ... discuss

After reading the news that Hildegard of Bingen is to be raised to the altar and declared a Doctor of the Church, I ordered a copy of an English translation of her mystical work Scivias.  I have ... discuss

Handel's Messiah is a classic oratorio that consists almost entirely of passages of Scripture put to music. It tells the story of the two comings of Christ from the Old Testament prophecies, to the fi ... discuss

North Korea calls its South Korean neighbors “mean” for putting Christmas lights near the border. It is not surprising that, after the social engineers in Pyongyang have failed to provide ... discuss

Reason no. 4,287 to join the Order of Preachers: we do the coolest backyard conflagrations.  (Lay Dominicans are by no means slouches on this front, either.)Please stop right now and say, devoutl ... discuss

The following is a message from Pastor Zac Poonen as he discusses what it means for God to have ordained not only the course of our lives, but even our very existence.While this Scripture is a good re ... discuss

As I read Richard Brookhiser's new book about James Madison, one of the things that most struck me about the book was to learn more about the great Founding Father's role in the germination of ... discuss

Contact: Jennifer Crumpton, Odyssey Networks, 212-870-1018, jcrumpton@odysseynetworks.org NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded a three-year grant of $750,000 ... discuss

If video fails, click here or go toDispatches - Undercover Mosque from Ole Olsen on Vimeo.Prime Minister Tony Blair recently described tolerance as ‘what makes Britain Britain’ but in this extensi ... discuss

We’ve all heard how if He could use a donkey then perhaps even me. Commendable humility, but don’t stop there looking at your humility–there’s more to being His donkey than tha ... discuss

Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria (292 - 310), virgin and martyr.Catherine was beautiful, brilliant, and extremely wealthy at the age of eighteen when she debated the Empe ... discuss

If you do some searching on the Internet you will come across more than a couple websites that have quotations from the church fathers that are said to support the doctrines of Calvinism. These quotat ... discuss

Smart Parenting Philippines (where I am blessed to contribute to) always comes out with a Family Weekender Guide every Wednesday, so I thought I'd make my own list too.FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BE "TRULY ... discuss

On November 8th, the Order of Preachers celebrates the Feast of All Dominican Souls.  Rest in peace, Sr. Elizabeth, Sr. Noreen, Sr. Donalda and Sr. Kathleen -- the Dominican sisters who ran the C ... discuss

Fr. Nicolas Schwizer In the era of the first Christians, all church life developed in the homes since there were no temples as such. The entire family would convert and would form part of the Churc ... discuss

I think you will notice that most Protestants like to brag that their faith is "based upon the Bible", "scriptural", "the one true interpretation". And, that is the problem. First of all, they're not ... discuss

I won’t even pretend to be surprised by anything that Fred Price says. Won’t even pretend. Albert wrote an article recently titled, “Are we gods?” and in it he talked about ho ... discuss

Today is the feast of Blessed Damian of Fulcheri, a Dominican priest.Damian was born at the end of the fourteenth century to wealthy, Italian nobility. As a baby he was kidnapped by a man who was ment ... discuss

VATICAN CITY,  (MetroCatholic) – This morning in the Holy See Press Office, a press conference was held to present an international congress dedicated to St. Catherine, Doctor of the Church a ... discuss

We've often talked about the three functions or uses of the law, Curb, Mirror and Guide.  I suppose this discussion would fall under function number 2, the Mirror.  In terms of how the law s ... discuss

In his 1907 encyclical Pascendi Domini gregis, Pope St. Pius X identified and condemned modernism, which he dubbed the "synthesis of all heresies."  Seeing the ground that the modernists continue ... discuss

Someone wanted me to see a logical substitution of my "Can't Even Go to the Park" post. I love logical substitution. It's one of the ways to test your reasoning and see if it is consistent. In formal ... discuss

Today is the memorial of St. John Chrysostom (ca. 347-407), a famous and controversial fourth century bishop and doctor of the Church. Born in Antioch, he studied law as a young man, but then went of ... discuss

"My sense is that many of the celebrity religious leaders are well aware of and intentionally attempt to guard themselves against sexual and financial temptations," said Scott Thumma, a Hartford Semin ... discuss

[This message was preached on September 13, 2001--two days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011. It is republished in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of those attacks. An extended ... discuss

Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. CarsonMy rating: 5 of 5 starsCarson is here at his exegetical best. I believe every Christian should read this book. Carson handles word-study, grammatical, logical, presu ... discuss

Born: at Garrigue, diocese of Nîmes, France, c. 1195Died: In 1230 he died in Le BouchetBeatified: cultus confirmed by Pope Leo XIII in 1881The saint of the day for September 6 is Blessed Bertrand of ... discuss

Contact: Brian Larson, blarson@christianitytoday.com, and Matthew Woodley, mwoodley@christianitytoday.com; both with Christianity Today International, 630-260-6200 CAROL STREAM, Ill., Aug. 31, 2011 ... discuss

I received the following message from Pastor Zac Poonen this week and thought I would share it.Four Great LessonsWe can learn four great lessons from chapter three of Isaiah.1. Isaiah 3:10,11 assures ... discuss

Here is another batch of 30-minute reviews. These are all books I have received over the past few weeks, but have been unable to read in full. Instead, I have given each of them at least 30 minutes an ... discuss

By: Albert, Resident Hicktowner In John 3 (READ) Christ told Nicodemus that he must be born again in order to enter the kingdom of God? Part of the salvation process is also the rebirth process. R ... discuss

It is no hyperbole to say that the vast majority of today’s churches do not remotely resemble the New Testament pattern. In the first place, the Church was never intended to be a ... discuss

“Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of th ... discuss

The latest of a series of spontaneous acts of joy across the United States involving the yellow LIFE balloons: Chicago's Rosary in the Sky - Judi McLeod Monday, August 15, 2011 The courage of 20 ... discuss

With a week left to go before we begin, I wanted to remind you of the next Reading Classics Together. One week from today I will begin reading a classic Christian book and I’d love it if youR ... discuss