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...
by Mark Farnham | Aug 30, 2010 | Theology
One of the major differences between Calvinist and Arminian soteriology, between Monergism and Synergism, is the concept of faith. Calvinists see human response of faith as meritorious, and therefore must argue that faith is a gift from God, and not something...
