Just Venting?
Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. One of the most popular film franchises of the last decade is The Purge. Without recommending these movies, their foundational premise is…
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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 endorsements. With a September release date you can secure a…
Be Careful, Your Theology is Showing
“When I see what you’re wearing, your theology is showing.”[1] Does that statement leave you in dumbfounded confusion? I don’t know about you, but last I looked in my closet, none of my clothes outline the finer points of total…
The Character Of Scripture
Thus far the necessity of Scripture is defined in the Westminster Confession of Faith 1:1, and the content of Scripture is described in 1:2 & 3 as the sixty-six books of the canon. All people know God through revelation of…
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 over the next several months in anticipation of its September…
Holding the Ropes for the Gospel: Evangelism is Everyone’s Calling
As the Holy Spirit enables you, support an evangelistic cause. Before leaving for India, William Carey told his friends Andrew Fuller and Samuel Pearce, “I will go down into the pit, if you will hold the ropes.”[1] Carey was aware…
The Problem with Personality Tests
About a decade ago, I did a deep dive into Myers-Briggs types. A few years ago, it was Annie F. Downs recurring Enneagram Summer podcasts.[1] These assessments are like white collar emotional donuts. And the roots of these tests go…
A Tribute to John MacArthur, Jr, 1939-2025
I first started attending Grace Community Church my freshman year of college. A group of us drove from the University of Southern California to San Fernando Valley to attend a Sunday night service. He was preaching through First John. The…
A Personal Reflection on John MacArthur
I first met John MacArthur back in August 2018. I was beginning my second year working at The Master’s University. My mom was visiting to drop my sister off at her freshman year of college. We just had finished listening…
Should I Pray for Jerusalem?
Psalm 122 calls people to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” and to seek her good (6, 9). Is the Psalm calling us to be politically pro-Israel, as some people interpret it today? Or is it teaching something more basic to…