Andy Stanley is the senior pastor of North Point Community Church and North Point Ministries (NPM). There are six locations throughout the greater Atlanta area. Each week, more than 30,000 people attend services at NPM. He is the son of Charles Stanley, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The elder Stanley is […]
What kind of legacy are you imparting to your children?
Christians are to be legacy-minded. They are to be long-term strategists who do not view themselves, their family, churches, or occupations as something within a void and without context. The context is Christ’s victory and dominion. The family’s primary role, within the context of society, is to glorify God and to create progeny. This progeny […]
Heroine exemplifies biblical gun defense in Brazil
A widely-reported, attempted armed robbery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and how A woman prepared with a concealed handgun thwarted an attempted armed robbery with what turned out to be lethal force. The episode provides us with a few lessons on the biblical worldview of lethal defense and our unalienable, God-given rights. The Daily Mail writes, […]
You missed the rapture…again
Seventy years ago, on May 14, 1948, the political state of Israel was established. For millions of Christians, the political establishment of Israel in 1948 has held prophetic significance. The claim has been made repeatedly that 1948 began what has been called the “fig tree” generation based on Matthew 24:32-34 where Jesus said: Now learn […]
The prophecy clock has now run out for Dispensationalism
Remnant Review Today is the 70th anniversary of the political creation of the State of Israel. This fact is crucial for American fundamentalists. This is because most of them believe in something their pastors call “the clock of prophecy.” It started ticking on May 14, 1948, or so they have been told by a generation […]
A Quiet Place: studies in guilt and headship
***This review contains spoilers.*** Aliens better not ever invade Earth. Sure, we’ve got billions of tasty humans and a crippling sense of guilt telling us that if we get snacked on by creepy spider monsters, it’d be no more than we deserve. But then, we’ve also got Emily Blunt. In The Edge of Tomorrow, she […]