by Brian | Jul 6, 2012 | Culture, Evangelism
I just finished God is Not One by Stephen Prothero. I highly recommend it as a great primer on seven of the world’s most important religions: Islam, Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Yoruba, (modern), Judaism, Daoism (Taoism) and even the new Atheism. He does a...
by Brian | Jul 5, 2012 | Meditations
Our young adults group is, by definition, made up of people who (as long as they’re generally healthy) don’t tend consider themselves to be near to their final day. That’s the “young” part. But any Christian “adult” also has...
by Brian | Jul 3, 2012 | Monday Study Notes
Last night we continued looking at Paul’s description of the Armor of God in Ephesians 6. Here’s the outline: 6:13 Paul is drawing on “Divine Warrior” imagery from Isaiah 11:4-5, 59:15-17, 52:7 6:14 “Girded” here is the same word as...
by Brian | Jul 2, 2012 | Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
One of the biographies my friend (and Calvary Missions Pastor) Carlos Kalczuk will always recommend is John G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides. Here is one of my favorite passages from the book, where Paton describes the house he grew up in, and the godly...