We’ve been talking about shaping culture – but there is one question we haven’t explored: is cultural change even possible? It is thought that cultures are profoundly resistant...
In a 2006 article in Christianity Today titled “Young, Restless and Reformed,” Collin Hansen noted that under the radar there has been a quiet and steady growth of...
In 1559, John Calvin began a seminary in Geneva to train young church planters. We know that Calvin sent at least 88 church planters to his native country...
Remembering the Poor In the previous article, we looked at New Testament models of poor relief, noting that the early Christians were very generous in sharing what they...
As we complete this series on the biblical doctrine of work and the church today, we discover a clue for how we can revive the neglected Biblical doctrine...
The doctrine of vocation was developed with its greatest rigor by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and the other reformers, as we have seen before. They believed that our...
We are confronted with a wall between personal faith and public work, here at the beginning of the 21st century. The wall has been raised by two distortions...
Have you every heard someone say, “Did you hear about Jim Smith? He quit his job at the bank to go into full time Christian service.” I would...
“But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away…” John 16:7 It is certainly right to place great emphasis on Christ’s birth...
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