The greatest revivalist since the apostolic times (to the mind of this writer) was Jonathan Edwards.  There were several outbreaks of revival during his lengthy stay at Northampton.  How could Edwards, who read his sermons and preached sermons (today they would be considered academic sermons) without much expression, be God's instrument for revival?  In one of his post-revival sermons, Edwards said,  "When any professing society is as a city set on a hill 'tis a great obligation upon them to ...

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The western world can boast of an abundance of worldviews.  The generality of the worldviews in our nation do not find their roots in religion, but rather in philosophy.  It is particularly dangerous to believe that the United States is a Christian nation.  Such thinking promotes the idea that the world views espoused by the majority of the citizens of this nation are rooted in Christianity.
   
 Secularism is a worldview that encompasses many worldviews and is rapidly ascending in popularity. ...
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On October 31^st in the year 1517 Dr. Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the church door.  He wanted to discuss the issues relative to salvation and the practice of the church.  He wanted the church to be reformed by the Word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit.  The purpose of this brief monograph to celebrate and encourage the church to be reformed by the word of God.

Reformation (the recovery of biblical truth) and revival (spiritual renewal) is much needed among churches and in the ...

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I listened to Steve Brown’s discourse titled “Truth with Tears.” He was my homiletics professor in the early 90’s and I have listened to him often since that time.  He has a heart and passion for God and has the gift to express it with winsome and persuasive words.  He has always caused me to muse over issues that other people seem to grasp without any effort. 

I listened to “Truth with Tears” yesterday afternoon.  I began my journey to discover the proximity of love to truth an...

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