SHARPER IRON - “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)

“First, the illumination of the Spirit does not eliminate the need for human effort in understanding Scripture…. Second, the goal of illumination is not merely a clearer understanding of the text of Scripture, but of the realities those texts describe.” - The Cripplegate

“When teens have questions about who they are, they turn first to their mom (84%) and dad (78%), well ahead of every other source Barna measured.” - Barna

“In most churches today, the worship time has become a concert. People love the music, but they don’t know the words, and so they just watch. I visit churches pretty much for a living, and as I look around during the services, the vast numbers of the congregation are watching the stage and listening, not singing.” - Phil Cooke

“I want to argue, in echoing Kristian’s words in her Substack, that we do need CT. That as an institution, the success and proper functioning of Christianity Today is important for evangelicals.” - The Dispatch Also: Christianity Today Editor Defends Republishing Article Suggesting Elisabeth Elliot Was Bisexual - C.Leaders Christianity Today’s Sin Against Elizabeth Elliot - P&...

“And you say, ‘How I have hated discipline! And my heart spurned reproof! I have not listened to the voice of my instructors, And I have not inclined my ear to my teachers!’” (Proverbs 5:12–13, LSB) Recently, I began recording a series in our IFCA podcast Advancing the Cause asking the question: Who Shepherds the Pastor? In this series, I am hoping to draw attention to the fact ...