This podcast begins with a paradox: On the one hand, the Assemblies of God recognizes the credentialed ministry of women at whatever level God has called and empowered them. On the other hand, AG women often face barriers to ministry … Continue reading Moving the Ministry of Women from Theology to Practice | Influence Podcast
In the 1920s and 30s, European archaeologists excavated the Roman colony of Dura-Europos in eastern Syria. Sassanid Persians laid siege to the city in 256 A.D., so residents prepared its defense by stuffing soil and debris into the houses and … Continue reading Jesus the Great Philosopher | Book Review
The Sentinel is the 25th novel featuring Jack Reacher and cowritten by Lee Child and his younger brother, Andrew, who according to reports is assuming authorship of the series going forward. It begins with the attempted kidnapping of Rusty Rutherford, … Continue reading The Sentinel | Book Review
According to Lesslie Newbigin, the countries of the “Western world” constitute a “pluralist society,” not merely in the sense of “variety of cultures, religions, and life-styles,” but in the sense that “this plurality is celebrated as things to be approved … Continue reading The Gospel in a Pluralist Society | Book Review
Preaching is one of a pastor’s most important duties. It’s also one of the most difficult. Every week, pastors stand before their congregations and proclaim the Word of God. And often, they leave the pulpit feeling that they have failed. … Continue reading Improving Your Preaching in the Coming Year | Influence Podcast
Chris Wright opens The Uniqueness of Christ by noting that “the supermarket mentality dominates popular thinking about religion” (12). This reduces religion to a “commodity” and a religionist to a “consumer” (13). Under this mentality, then, religion becomes a consumer … Continue reading The Uniqueness of Christ | Book Review
Ivan M. Satyavrata’s To Fulfil, Not to Destroy is an epitome of the author’s doctoral dissertation, published as God Not Left Himself Without Witness. The “fundamental question” the book asks is this: “Is there a way of relating the Christian … Continue reading To Fulfil, Not to Destroy | Book Review
Nearly 30 years past my seminary education, I found that my facility with the Greek New Testament was much diminished. I purchased the NIV Greek and English New Testament to remedy that situation. It presents the Greek text underlying the … Continue reading NIV Greek and English New Testament | Book Review
“God calls people to pioneer,” says Jeffery Portmann, “and simultaneously He calls others to become settlers.” Portmann isn’t talking about the settlement of new frontiers, however. He’s talking about ministry through the local church. In this episode of the Influence … Continue reading Pioneers, Settlers, and the Local Church | Influence Podcast
Mick Herron’s Slough House is where MI5 deposits the spooks it wants to fire but can’t, hoping they will quit out of shame, boredom, or fear of Jackson Lamb, the unhygienic Cold Warrior who rules the place like a personal … Continue reading The Catch | Book Review
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