Serious About Scripture

Mentoring and motivating Christ’s people to live his words

Is Zeal Enough? Rethinking the Missionary Call

I’m baffled with the phenomenon that so many become missionaries with a dangerously low level of insight into Scripture coupled with extraordinary romantic zeal. A handful of verses guide them, about which most have little true understanding. Their experience of church life is limited and often built on poor models, even though their labors are to be all about planting churches, making leaders (even if they’ve never been leaders before), and setting churches in biblical order. And, sadly, they have…

The Surprising Story of Bill Beery

My brother pastored an unconverted man on the rolls of the church. When it was discovered, some of the men in the church began to share Christ with him and soon he became a true believer in Christ. His name was Bill Beery, a direct relative of the famous deceased actor Wallace Beery. Bill was a physically imposing mechanic at 6’ 6”. But Lou Gehrig’s disease, the illness that physicist Stephen Hawkins endured, soon wilted him into a shadow of…

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Delivered by Desire (by Daryl Wingerd)

Delivered by Desire by Daryl Wingerd is one of the most effective of our books. Discussion questions are included for mentoring or small groups. Look, maintaining purity is a real problem and Christians have ammo to fight it. Wingerd has written a powerful book which some have called the best book on sanctification they have ever read. This book is no cost to you. Order for yourself if you will read it (we’re not doing this for free for it…