by Andy Patton | Mar 17, 2025 | Christian Thought, General Theology
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of...
by Andy Patton | Feb 24, 2025 | Culture
The beatific vision is a doctrine that has been lost in many Protestant circles, but the recapturing of this doctrine is crucial to our understanding of how we live our Christian lives in the present age. Jesus sums it up best: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they...
by Andy Patton | Feb 13, 2025 | General Theology
by Zack Eswine, pastor, Riverside Church, Webster Groves, Missouri In this short talk, given for the Harbor Network, pastor Zack Eswine does a deep dive into the theme of the “steadfast love of the Lord” beginning with the Psalms. Zack begins this whistle-stop tour...
by Andy Patton | Feb 6, 2025 | Arts and Culture
The word of God should rouse and inspire us, should ignite our hearts with the fire of conviction and repentance, and should, in the words of George MacDonald, wake in us “hope, fear, and boundless desire.” If it does not, it is our imaginations that have failed, not...
by Andy Patton | Jan 27, 2025 | Church and Ministry
One of the significant developments in the Evangelical Church in the past several decades is the rise and expansion of church-planting movements in and alongside various denominations. One of the remarkable leaders of this movement was David Nicholas, the founding...
