God Is Our Refuge and Strength
From the forthcoming book, God Is Our Refuge and Strength: 150 Devotionals Through the Psalmsby Bill Boekestein and Rob Ventura, Published by The Banner of Truth, October 2026 What Is…
Rob Ventura
A Tribute to Albert N. Martin, 1934-2026
“…be an example to the believers in word, and conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (1 Tim. 4:12) I first met Pastor Martin in 1995 at Trinity…
Perfect Peace in a Problem-Filled World
Isaiah 26:3-4 gives God’s people one of the most precious truths in all of Scripture. Isaiah speaks directly to God and says, “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose…
Equipped to Evangelize
Editor’s Note: Christian Focus has graciously supplied us with a chapter from Rob Ventura’s forthcoming book Equipped to Evangelize: A Biblical Foundation. This is the final installment of chapter one along with…
Rob Ventura’s Equipped to Evangelize, Pt 3
Editor’s Note: Christian Focus has graciously supplied us with a chapter from Rob Ventura’s forthcoming book Equipped to Evangelize: A Biblical Foundation. Ref21 will publish portions of chapter one along with endorsements…
Rob Ventura’s Equipped to Evangelize, Pt. 2
“A concise work on evangelism that is chock-full of biblical truth. It encompasses all that the Christian and the church need to know to go forth and preach the gospel. It is…
Rob Ventura’s Equipped to Evangelize
Editor’s Note: Christian Focus has graciously supplied us with a chapter from Rob Ventura’s forthcoming book Equipped to Evangelize: A Biblical Foundation. Ref21 will publish portions of chapter one along with endorsements…
A Fresh Look at an Old Confession
Note: This post has been adapted from the preface of A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689, slated for release by Mentor in January 2023. It…
A Confessional View of Adoption
As we saw last time, adoption into God’s family is a glorious doctrine, one which is “most precious, heartwarming, and practical of all of our theological beliefs.” We’ve already examined…
Growing in Awareness of Our Adoption
Family matters. Being part of a family matters. Being part of God’s family matters most. True Christians are part of God’s family.[1] They make up the family of God on…