It’s very hard to derive the idea from the Bible that good works save a person from his sins. Scripture is very clear that we are saved only by grace through the righteousness of Christ. The idea of salvation by grace alone through faith alone was bitterly...
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...
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 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...
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...
People can be attending church, singing the songs, apparently listening to the sermons–no different on the outside than they’ve always been. But inside, that person is drifting. He sits in church but is not excited to be there. She sings songs without...
