by Mark Farnham | Sep 23, 2010 | Apologetics, Philosophy, Science
Stephen Hawking’s new book The Grand Design was released last week, and it has already caused quite a stir. Hawking, a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist, is most well known as the genius in a wheelchair, having lived with neuro-muscular dystrophy for...
by Mark Farnham | Sep 22, 2010 | Christian Thinkers, Church History, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching
There are few things more disheartening as a congregant than hearing a forty minute preacher preach for fifty minutes, a thirty minute preacher preach for forty minutes, or a twenty minute preacher preach for thirty minutes. Somehow, that last ten minutes can weaken...
by Mark Farnham | Sep 17, 2010 | Christian Living, Church History, Preaching, The Church
What role do revivalism, evangelists, emotional altar calls, crisis decisions, etc. have in a church dedicated to faithful preaching? According to Kevin Bauder, none. And I agree. Bauder is the president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Plymouth, MN, near...
by Mark Farnham | Sep 6, 2010 | Christian Living, Culture
Nothing so focuses a man’s mind as the thought that he is to be executed tomorrow. Unknown
by Mark Farnham | Sep 2, 2010 | Christian Thinkers, Church History, Theology
There is a heroic quality to the thought of men who are willing to tackle the greatest themes relating to God, creation, salvation, and the church: even when they make mistakes, they make magnificent mistakes from which we can all learn. In a day of small men and...
