RFTG Editor Zach Kendrick was given the opportunity to ask Lucy S. R. Austen a few questions about her new book Elisabeth Elliott: A Life (Crossway, 2023). What follows are the author’s responses to questions submitted by the editor. Lucy S. R. Austen is a writer, editor, and teacher who has spent over a decade … Continue reading An Interview with Lucy S. R. Austen
RFTG Editor Zach Kendrick was given the opportunity to ask Thomas Nelson Bible Publisher Philip Nation a few questions about the New English Translation (NET) and the work of Bible translation. What follows are the author’s responses to questions submitted by the editor. ____ Philip Nation is the Vice-President/Publisher of Thomas Nelson Bibles. He has … Continue reading An Interview with Philip Nation
RFTG Editor Zach Kendrick was given the opportunity to ask Dr. William Varner a few questions about his new book Handbook For Praying Scripture and his work on the translation team of the Legacy Standard Bible (LSB). What follows are the author’s responses to questions submitted by the editor. Dr. William C. Varner is an … Continue reading An Interview with Dr. William Varner
Twenty-three years ago, Pastor John Piper stood before a massive crowd of college students and preached a sermon that has changed the lives of many. Originally titled “Boasting Only in the Cross of Christ” the sermon has affectionately become known as “The Seashell Sermon.” Three years later the sermon was expanded into a book titled Don’t … Continue reading Collecting Seashells for the Glory of God
What comes to mind when you hear the word Puritan? Do you think of old men in black robes, funny hats, and big collars? That picture is the most common caricature of the Puritans. There is also a misconception that a Puritan is someone who thinks that “somewhere in society, someone is having fun” and … Continue reading Learning to Follow Jesus from the Puritans
What you know and what you believe will affect what you do. That statement is true of the Christian life as well. In the last two posts in this series weI have discussed the need for being a three-fold disciple: head, heart, hands. First, we must know the truths of the gospel (head), which in … Continue reading The Three-Fold Disciple (Part Three)
I have heard it said that the distance between the head and the heart can be an eternity (though it is approximately 18 inches). Often times discipleship is measured by intellectual facts that have been learned. As we discussed in part one of this series, it is important that there be an intellectual aspect of … Continue reading The Three-Fold Disciple (Part Two)
What does is it mean to follow Jesus? The term that Jesus most often used to describe his earliest followers was the word disciple. The word disciple simply means learner. It was a term commonly know in that day to refer to the students of a particular rabbi. The disciple would follow the teachings of … Continue reading The Three-Fold Disciple (Part One)
Knowing God. This is the single most important need of the human heart. Yet all of mankind is fallen, and we cannot know God apart from his revelation. But God. These two words thunder through the pages of the Bible, and lavish grace on sinners. God in his rich mercy has made a way for … Continue reading The Life-Changing Grace of Knowing God
“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways…” (James 3:1-2a, ESV). So begins one of the most widely quoted scripture verses regarding pastoral ministry, and it is truly excellent advice. I have heard it said … Continue reading The Joy-Filled Journey of Pastoral Ministry
Evangelism. There is much need for it in the world today. For the gospel to go forward we must prioritize evangelism in our local churches and in our personal lives. This then raises the question: what is evangelism? Simply put, evangelism is sharing the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The Apostle Paul calls … Continue reading A Call to Personal Evangelism
Did Jesus of Nazareth really rise from the dead? The answer to this question has critical implications of which the Apostle Paul considered “of first importance” (1 Corinthians 15:3). In fact, the entirety of 1 Corinthians 15 is dedicated to this question, because it is not only has implications for daily life, but also for … Continue reading Is The Resurrection of Jesus Believable?
