by Mark Farnham | Jan 2, 2016 | Christian Life
“When amazing realities of the gospel quit commanding your attention, your awe, and your worship, other things in your life will capture your attention instead. When you quit celebrating grace, you begin to forget how much you need grace, and when you forget how...
by Mark Farnham | Nov 3, 2014 | Christian Life, Theology
I’ll never forget the off-hand remark of a long-time member of my home church the first time I returned for a visit after taking the teaching position I held as a seminary professor. He hadn’t seen me for awhile and didn’t know that I had recently left the pastorate...
by Mark Farnham | Oct 22, 2014 | Biblical Studies, Christian Life
I was reading in Daniel this morning when I saw something I had never seen before (don’t you love how the Holy Spirit does that!), and I couldn’t read any further. After Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Dan. 2), in which a rock (Christ) destroys the...
by Mark Farnham | Oct 17, 2014 | Apologetics, Christian Life, Church History
Christians who develop an interest in apologetics often begin to believe that the most important things to learn are logic, rational arguments, and evidential proofs. They can become very focused on making sure their logic is airtight, while completely ignoring the...
by Mark Farnham | Mar 25, 2014 | Christian Life, Theology
Tullian Tchividjian’s book, One Way Love, decries the tendency in our churches to focus on changing behavior. Some make the distinction between the indicatives and imperatives of Scripture. The indicatives are statements of fact regarding what God has done for...
by Mark Farnham | Mar 23, 2014 | Christian Life
Many Christians live from one spiritual high to another. They look forward to the next big conference, concert, or special event that promises a mighty work of God, an experience of Jesus, or outpouring of the Spirit. In between the exhilarating spiritual events they...
