This article describes how a revival is conducted in Africa. Interesting for comparison with historic practices in the U.S.
Zimbabwe United Methodist revival “unrivaled” in district – The United Methodist Church.
Pop-Up Church. Flash Mob Christianity
Taking the flash mob approach to spreading the Gospel. Not sure what I think about trying this. Sort of like caroling. Cool, or no?
Heaven and Near Death Experiences. SBC
LifeWay has pulled its books on near death experiences and heaven after the Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution against the subjectivity of such testimonies.
Why evangelicals are divided by afterlife testimonials (COMMENTARY) – Religion News Service.
Bishop Damaskinos Opposes Nazis
“Our prelates are hung and not shot. Respect our traditions!” Damaskinos replied to Gen. Jurgen Stroop, SS, when he threatened to have Damaskinos shot for arguing against the deportation of Jews from Greece. The Greek Orthodox Bishop Who Stood Up to the Nazis | Acton PowerBlog.
Birth of Anabaptism. Conrad Grebel. George Blaurock
Valerie G. Rempel gives an overview of Anabaptist history and why the first Anabaptist Baptism was regarded as radical.
Caste System and Pakistani Christians
Most Pakistani Christians were converts from the untouchable castes who did menial and lower valued forms of labor. The article explains how this history still affects the lives of these Christians today.
Pakistani Christians Fight Back – NYTimes.com.
China Church Demolitions
About 400 churches were demolished. Pastor Huang Yizi was sentenced to a year in jail for publically opposing demolition.
China jails Christian pastor who fought church demolitions – Telegraph.
Agnus Dei. The Jewish Messiah. Newcombe on Atonement
Jerry Newcombe, author of The Book that Made America, writes about our need for atonement and the Jewish aspects of Good Friday. Agnus Dei: The Jewish Messiah.
Doctrine Still Matters. Hell
The biblical teaching that there is a hell still matters to Christians today as Bishop Carlton Pearson learned when he denied the doctrine. A basic question to ask: if we’re going to spend eternity together, what would God do with those who reject His will and lash out at others? Hell is the Bible’s answer for that question.
Thinking about the Church Fathers
An essay by Baptist theologian John Aloisi on how he, as a modern Evangelical, thinks about the church fathers. When Aloisi writes that you would be hard pressed to find pre-Reformation Fathers saying we are saved by grace through faith alone, he might recall Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” The Fathers knew this passage and commented on it.
» Thinking about the Church Fathers.
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