Editor’s Note: Christian Focus has graciously supplied us with a chapter from Rob Ventura’s forthcoming book Equipped to Evangelize: A Biblical Foundation. Ref21 will publish portions of chapter one along with endorsements over the next several months in anticipation of its September release date. E
As the Holy Spirit enables you, support an evangelistic cause. Before leaving for India, William Carey told his friends Andrew Fuller and Samuel Pearce, “I will go down into the pit, if you will hold the ropes.”[1] Carey was aware of the difficulty of moving to another country to serve as a missiona
About a decade ago, I did a deep dive into Myers-Briggs types. A few years ago, it was Annie F. Downs recurring Enneagram Summer podcasts.[1] These assessments are like white collar emotional donuts. And the roots of these tests go deep. There are foundations.[2] People with PhDs. All kinds of books
I first started attending Grace Community Church my freshman year of college. A group of us drove from the University of Southern California to San Fernando Valley to attend a Sunday night service. He was preaching through First John. The churches I grew up in were of the revivalistic Baptist type i
I first met John MacArthur back in August 2018. I was beginning my second year working at The Master’s University. My mom was visiting to drop my sister off at her freshman year of college. We just had finished listening to a panel at a parent’s event that included MacArthur. It was one of those […]
Psalm 122 calls people to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem” and to seek her good (6, 9). Is the Psalm calling us to be politically pro-Israel, as some people interpret it today? Or is it teaching something more basic to your walk with God? What Is the Psalm Saying? The psalm is an ode to […]
God has so ordered his church that “there should be ministers or pastors to preach the Word of God.” The church must send ministers to preach so that sinners can hear the gospel, call on Jesus, and be saved (Rom. 10:14, 15). But the duty of gospel proclamation does not belong to ministers alone. Ins
I wish to commend Rev.’s Todd Ruddel and Adam Brink on their engagement with my article, “Expository Preaching—The New Golden Calf.” They clearly took time to sift through my words and made a lengthy, albeit in places cumbersome, response. I appreciate their zeal for the truth even if it means disag
This article is a response to Rev. Ryan Denton: “Expository Preaching, The New Golden Calf” posted on Reformation 21’s website on May 12, 2025. This cannot be an exhaustive treatment of the topic but will simply engage with Rev. Denton’s article. In the title of the article, Rev. Denton introduces t
As the Holy Spirit enables you, support an evangelistic cause. Before leaving for India, William Carey told his friends Andrew Fuller and Samuel Pearce, “I will go down into the pit, if you will hold the ropes.” Carey was aware of the difficulty of moving to another country to serve as a missionary.
