Recently, following a large youth devotional, Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visited “amidst a happy swirl of wonderful young men and young women.”| LDS Living
Baptism saves. There, I said it. Congrats, Catholics, you're right on this one. I know I’m going to get some| The Chicago Thinker
What does repent mean? You've probably heard that you need to repent. But we often have a terrible understanding of the true repent definition.| Rethink
Nathan’s rebuke of David in 2 Samuel 12:1-14 establishes both the need for rebuke (see: Rebuke: An Overlook and Yet Necessary Means of Grace) and the structural framework through which rebuke is most effective. Don’t Tell Stories (Maybe) To argue that Christian’s should model their rebukes on Nathan’s rebuke of David is not to claim … Continue reading Lessons from Nathan’s Rebuke: Effective Strategies for Christian Confrontation| Witkowski Blog
The same Jesus who teaches us to pray our Father in heaven tells us God runs to meet his children who come to him by faith. So even as you run to God today, when you do, Jesus says you will find that God is running to receive you. Take the parable of the prodigal son. In the beginning, the son wants| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
Though the idea of “rebuke” makes many evangelicals queasy, the discipline is not an archaic tool of yesteryear. Nor is it the exclusive domain of those discernment blogger types the crawl around twitter and Tik Tok. It is an essential means of grace. As the fall of King David makes clear, even the most faithful … Continue reading Rebuke: An Overlooked and Yet Essential Means of Grace| Witkowski Blog
May 2, 2025 - Many Christians think of repentance as remorse coupled with a promise not to repeat whatever wrong has been done. But true repentance is much more than this; it involves three distinct turns that require compassion, conversion, and courage. By James Amadon| The Ecological Disciple
Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching; and again, unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, lest you be given up to death and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. But rouse […]| Glory to God For All Things
Repentance… “Aye, there’s the rub.” It would be easy enough to be saved if all we had to do was “accept Jesus as our personal Savior” and “say the sinner’s prayer.” But the “sinner’s prayer” that people are told to pray is not in the Bible, and no one in the Bible was told to… Read More The Importance Of Repentance — Bill Boyd|
“… The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: repent and believe the Gospel” (Mark 1:15) This was the message that Jesus announced. The people of Israel had been awaiting the coming of Messiah. He declared that this moment had come. What triggered this announcement? It seems related to the imprisonment […] The post The Kingdom of Friends appeared first on GGWO Church Baltimore.| GGWO Church Baltimore
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Tad R. Callister’s book The Infinite Atonement.| LDS Living
The voice was heard. It came out of the wilderness. This is how the gospel of Mark opens. It spoke of the coming of the Messiah, a figure the people of Israel had long expected. Little did they know that this Redeemer was already in their midst. The voice announcing His emergence belonged to one […] The post The Voice from the Wilderness appeared first on GGWO Church Baltimore.| GGWO Church Baltimore
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). We have no idea how deeply damaging the unconfessed sin in our life is. But we also cannot imagine how powerful and wise God's forgiveness and cleansing will be. Stop Hidi| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
Metropolitan Jonah's paper and talk from the Orthodox MontaNIKA Conference 2024 at Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte, MT. The post The Inner Work of the Spiritual Life appeared first on Patristic Faith.| Patristic Faith
