Articles for tag: Left Behind

April 22, 2019

Left Behind

From After Class Podcast It began as an ordinary Sunday for lead evangelist âDunkerâ Dave, but no one anticipated how it might end. âWe were only joking,â explained James Murray, chairman of the elders. âI guess some people canâ™t stomach a good ribbing. We all feel terrible now.â The first service went off without a hitch; the second, not so muchâan April Foolsâ™ joke gone awry. âThe boy performed splendidly,â explained deacon Joey Gatton, âperhaps too splendidly!â Dunker Dave beamed with pride when Murrayâ™s son came forward to be baptized. The two of them went back to the dressing room

October 7, 2013

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Growth

What Would Jabez Do?

By Jim Tune “Let me not live,” quoth he, “After my flame lacks oil, to be the snuff Of younger spirits, whose apprehensive senses All but new things disdain; whose judgments are Mere fathers of their garments; whose constancies Expire before their fashions.” “”William Shakespeare, All”s Well That Ends Well In business marketing, companies are very interested in reaching the elusive consumer known as the early adopter. I suppose I fit into that category. My guess is a large majority of church planters are early adopters, or perhaps even innovators. It wouldn”t surprise me if someone discovered the

November 30, 2012

Christian Standard

Doctrinal Issues & Debates Theology & Bible

The “˜New” Revelation

By Brian Mavis In celebration of the Mayan calendar ending, I dedicate this installment of “What”s Next” to eschatology. Specifically, we”ll look at a “new” interpretation of Revelation that is trending up. Let me frame the argument by mentioning the four main schools of interpreting Revelation. Preterism This view teaches that the events described in Revelation were fulfilled in AD 70 with the destruction of the temple and the fall of Jerusalem (or with the fall of the Roman Empire). Most preterists believe chapters 20-22 point to future events. Historicism This view teaches that the prophetic symbols are the

July 25, 2012

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Growth

Is Your Church Bloated?

By Brian Jones In all my years of following Christ, there are only two prayers I really regret praying. The first was a prayer asking God to direct me where he wanted me to serve as a missionary. “OK God,” I remember praying. “I”m going to lean back, close my eyes, and the first country that pops into my head””I promise you that I will move there and spend the rest of my life trying to reach those people.” With all the impulsive recklessness a newly converted 18-year-old with the gift of evangelism could muster, I leaned back, cleared my