What does it mean to “serve” God?

(This is part three of a series of thoughts from Elisabeth Elliot of the Christian life. For the rest of the series, see the introduction and the second post.) What does it really mean to “serve” God? Elisabeth Elliot is among those who moved away from...

Tonight: What is Gender?

Tonight for our Bible study we’ll continue the series we began last week. This week Josh Nelson will take us through a scriptural look at what gender is, and the conclusions we can draw from questions like, “Why would God even make ‘male’ and...

Pleasing People and Pleasing God

(This is part two of a series of thoughts from Elisabeth Elliot on the Christian life. For the introduction to the series, see the first post.) How does a Christian live “above reproach” in a world where there are different ideas about what God requires of...

The Liberty of Obedience

In 1958, less than three years after her husband had been killed in an attempt to preach the gospel in the rainforest of Ecuador, Elisabeth Elliot went to live with the Huaorani people (whom her husband was attempting to reach) with her three-year-old daughter. In...

Ten Facts to Remember

I’ve posted material from Dr. Michael Kruger several times on this blog. (For instance, check out this post for a lot of info.) He’s the author of my favorite book on the formation of the New Testament: Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and...