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What can pastors today learn from the Puritans? Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan welcome Joel Beeke to discuss the lasting wisdom of Puritan pastors and theologians. Drawing from decades of studying and teaching the Puritans, Beeke explains why they placed such a high priority on ...
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On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked L. Michael Morales—professor at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and author of Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption—about what’s...
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Iran (MNN) — Despite isolation, persecution and economic hardship, Iranian believers are finding fellowship and spiritual support through online gatherings. John Cerniglia with SAT-7, a satellite television ministry serving the Middle East and North Africa, says the ministry uses...
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India (MNN) – India’s Bihar province, the birthplace of Buddhism and Jainism, was once known as the “Graveyard of Missionaries” for its hostility toward Christians. Pastor M, a Biharian disciple-maker and church planter, says the region’s spiritual darkness is giving way to the l...
poverty
Kenya (MNN) — This year’s Ebola outbreak started in May in the DRC and continues to spread there. It also spilled into Uganda from May to August, France in a single case in June, and both Kenya and Nigeria in October. There have been over 9,700 confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo s...
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The last thing I remember, before I fell into a deep sleep and dreamed a dream, was reading Jesus’s parable about the barren fig tree: A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, “Look, for three ye...
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The Lord’s ways are not our ways (Isa. 55:8–9). Do we take this seriously, or do we revert to “our ways” in desperate seasons when we wander from God to seek meaning? I revisit this battle every time I look in the mirror at a quadriplegic body I desperately hope is not me. “Our w...
persecution
In early 2024, police arrested Brother Manish, a pastor in India, ahead of a planned evangelistic outreach in his village. Manish was not afraid of being thrown in jail. He trusted the Lord and believed God brought him to the prison for a purpose. Manish was accused of "forcing" ...
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The line between a carnal Christian and an unbeliever is a dangerous one. Conduct demonstrates the reality of the new birth — or the lack of it.Watch Now...
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We’ve probably all had the sad experience of watching someone we love walk away from the faith they’ve professed. We witnessed their baptism. We heard their testimony. Or perhaps we didn’t know them personally, but we enjoyed listening to their music or reading their books. But n...
poverty
When I was in high school, and early on during the summers in college, I spent my days working at a local pharmacy. I got a one-hour lunch break, and I ended up going almost every day to lunch at my favorite place: Granny and PawPaw’s house. I don’t remember how it started. One d...
persecution
A predominantly Christian village in Syria is calling for “security, justice, and accountability,” as one priest wrote on Facebook. Al-Suqaylabiyah has experienced its second attack in six months from its predominantly Muslim neighbor, Al-Qalaa (Qalaat al-Madiq). Young men from A...
persecution
As president of International Christian Concern (ICC), I am calling on governments around the world to adopt and enforce robust measures to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the financial networks that sustain terrorist organizations and extremist movements. ICC’s new report, The ...
persecution
On Friday, gunmen opened fire during a funeral at Hammoud Church, a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak governorate, Jordan. At least seven people were killed, and 34 others were injured. (Those numbers were later revised to nine deaths and 40 injured.) Authorities have launched an in...
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Many of us have seen the statistics that Gen Z is the least explicitly Christian or religious generation on record. As a result, we might immediately despair about ministering to this generation. In this panel recorded at TGC25, Rachel Gilson, Alex Harris, Kori Porter, and Derek ...
