A 2023 poll revealed that 84% of Americans are angrier than a generation ago, with 42% of those polled admitting to feeling angrier themselves. A recent Pew Research Center survey shows nearly half (47%) of US adults believe public behavior…
Every pastor probably recalls with a shudder his first attempt at a sermon. My first sermon was in seminary back in 2001 when the homiletics professor assigned me Romans 2:12-16. It’s about how those “who sin apart from the law…
Priscilla and Aquila are two lesser known characters in the New Testament. The impression we get is that they were a man and wife team ministry, for the New Testament references to them are invariably as a couple, and not…
The Charlie Kirk memorial has elicited many reactions, as one would expect. Given the length and size of the occasion, there will always be parts of the memorial that we might wish to change. Notwithstanding, there were some memorable moments…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, please stop making unreasonable alibis for not evangelizing! Instead, establish better habits of talking to others about Jesus regularly. Start in “Jerusalem” (in your home). Maybe one of your children is not yet saved, or…
For a time, I worshipped with a small Presbyterian Church in America congregation in a suburb just inside the beltway of a major city. Attendance varied from a low in the upper teens to forty plus on a well attended…
To name Christ as our savior is not merely to make a religious statement. It is political. In Psalm two the Father assured the mediatorial Son that if He asked of Him, then surely, He would give Him the nations…
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…
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…
“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…
