Robert, Restless and Always Reforming

THE UNHEEDED CHRIST: Jesus Demands Serious Obedience by David Cook. The author David Cook is the principal and Director of the School of Preaching at Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC).   Jesus Christ is a provocative, uncompromising teacher. Yet it is easy to become so accustomed to Jesus’ words that they become old friends [...]

My prayer for you this Christmas is that you and your loved ones enjoy a Christ-centered time of celebration as you rejoice in His birth. And our hope is that Christmas serves as a reminder of God’s call to proclaim the gospel of His glorious grace. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for [...]

Matt Chandler received a pathology report today indicating that he has cancer. I will be praying for him and his family, and I’m sure that many of you will be also. That grace would be on him and his wife and children as they go through this trial.   I am grateful to hear Matt [...]

The Alexamenos graffito is a 1st to 3rd century inscription carved in plaster on a wall near the Palatine Hill in Rome, and was discovered in 1857. It is generally thought to be the earliest known pictorial representation of the crucifixion of Jesus.     The image shows a human-like figure on a cross and [...]

Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) was an English Christian evangelist and author who focused on the subjects of prayer and revival. He is best known for challenging the modern church and his most notable book is Why Revival Tarries original published in 1959.   One of the 20th century’s greatest authorities on revival, Ravenhill gives a no-compromise [...]