Articles for tag: Malcolm Muggeridge

February 13, 2015

Christian Standard

The Lamb of God

By C. Robert Wetzel “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” (Revelation 5:12). How strange it must have seemed to pagans when Christians described Jesus as the Lamb of God! This would be especially true when they heard Jesus described as the Word who was with God and who was God and who became flesh in Jesus Christ. God, a lamb? If the pagan were to use an animal metaphor to describe God, he would certainly choose some powerful animal whose image would strike terror

March 19, 2006

Christian Standard

Second Guessing God

Why does God allow terrible things to happen? Brian Jones tackles that question with grace, humor, and transparency in a book that speaks to anyone who has faced trouble of any kind. “From the first paragraph I was captured by his open and engaging style,” Gene Appel said. “Brian Jones . . . expresses the heart”s disappointment and longing with a directness that somehow always ends up leading us toward God,” wrote John Ortberg. “This book was written by, for, and in the midst of people with bruised souls,” Jones says in his introduction. “My goal has been to write

March 15, 2006

Christian Standard

Interview with Brian Jones

By Brad Dupray Twenty years in ministry have given Brian Jones a unique perspective on life and faith. Brian says, “I want to experience life with a pen in my hand, and allow people to go to school on my experiences.” Those experiences are reflected in Brian’s upcoming book, Second Guessing God: Hanging On When You Can’t See His Plan , published by Standard Publishing. Brian and his wife, Lisa, planted Christ’s Church of the Valley in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, in 2000 and continue to serve in that ministry today. Why do you think God allows bad things to happen? I

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