Audio Transcript Sibling rivalries. That’s our theme today. Welcome back to the podcast. We’ve talked about siblings on the podcast in a couple of contexts. We addressed the prodigal son and his older brother in APJ 1059. And we looked at how Jesus is our perfect elder brother in APJ 934. I love that episode…
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And these things we abide in.
And these things we abide in. Posted by appolus on June 28, 2023 1Th 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance. The gospel did not come in word only, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and in…
My Most Influential Teacher: A Tribute to Daniel Fuller (1925–2023)
I loved Dan Fuller. I still do, the way one does when the beloved slips from you by degrees until he dies at 97. And yet lives. Dan died in the wee hours of June 21, 2023. He was the most influential teacher I ever had. It was the kind of influence that pierces to…
Your Life of Unlikely Courage
I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. If I say he is a Burglar, a Burglar he is, or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess, and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. —Gandalf…
The reason for the season.
The reason for the season. Posted by appolus on June 27, 2023 In every stage of our lives there are seasons And almost always we never know the reasons We live, we love, we cherish, we lose And the sudden losses leaves us with very little clues We look to the sky and we wonder why…
A Problem in Prayer: Learning to Ask as We Ought
As C.S. Lewis ended his lecture on petitionary prayer, he asked his audience of clergymen a question: “How am I to pray this very night?” He did not know. “I have no answer to my problem, though I have taken it to about every Christian I know, learned or simple, lay or clerical, within my…
Counting Sheep: A Case for Regenerate Church Membership
Our church was once a viper pit. Members gathered in Christ’s name, but little else distinguished them as Christians. They devoured one another during disagreements. Emotionalism, political preoccupation, diluted doctrinal affirmations, and lack of discipleship left the flock spiritually anemic. The congregation withered, leaving only a few faithful members. One of the clearest causes of…
Manhood and Womanhood in Parachurch Ministry
Audio Transcript Good Monday, and thank you for listening to the Ask Pastor John podcast. Well, male and female roles in the local church are clearly defined in the Bible. We believe those roles are clearly defined in the Bible. But do these roles hold outside the church, and particularly in a parachurch ministry structure?…
No One Who Abides in Him Keeps on Sinning
The longer you fight against your sin, the more temptations you may face to no longer fight so hard. Once, perhaps, your zeal burned; your spiritual blood boiled. But as months passed and years rolled by, desires for a more comfortable Christianity somehow wedged beneath your armor. Paul talks of killing sin, starving sin (Romans…
Just take the Horse already!
Just take the Horse already! Posted by appolus on June 23, 2023 In Mark 11 Jesus speaks to His disciples and gives them precise instructions. They are to go into the village and as soon as they get there they will find a horse, a colt to be precise, tied up. Untie it and take it.…