by Mark Farnham | Jul 16, 2010 | Christian Living, Church History, Encouragement, Leadership
Mentoring as life-sharing, experience-imparting and skill-training has a long history. The third-century bishop Gregory of Neocaesarea wrote an account of his relationship with the church father Origen, who became his mentor. When Gregory came to Palestine, it was for...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 14, 2010 | Christian Living, Church History, Leadership
Mentoring is a popular concept in ministry and education in the first decade of the 21st century. Books, conferences, and journals on mentoring have sprung up in recent years, and various schools of thought regarding mentoring have emerged. While every...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 13, 2010 | Apologetics, Philosophy
I am a firm believer in the believer’s responsibility to be prepared to give an answer (apologia) to those who ask him about his hope in Christ (1 Pet. 3:15). Apologetics has become a passion for me because I believe that the Christian faith can not only withstand...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 12, 2010 | Christian Living, Encouragement, Suffering
By Pastor Jeff Diedrich It has been almost eight years ago since it happened but few details escape my mind over the years as I recall the birth of our oldest boy, Zachary. With all our children’s births, there is the joy and anticipation of a new life entering the...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 9, 2010 | Christian Living, Christian Thinkers, Culture
The goal of worldly people is to move forward rather than upward, to live horizontally rather than vertically. They seek after outward prosperity rather than holiness. They burst with selfish desires rather than heartfelt supplications. If they do not deny God, they...
