This is part II of an interview with Mr. Justin Reimer about a ministry he and his wife launched called The Elisha Foundation. Part I of the interview can be found here. Describe your ministry a bit. What is your vision? Scope? Mission? Our overriding mission is to encourage families of people with special needs (kids and adults) to a more intimate faith in Christ, lived out with passion and love. In our experience we have seen that relational intimacy, faith, passion and real love all commonly suffer in the lives of those affected by a disability or other complication. As the focus shifts … [Read more...] about Justin Reimer – The Elisha Foundation – Part II
Theology
Ligonier Conference – Steve Lawson – (I)
Dr. Steven J. Lawson opened the conference with a dynamic message entitled "The Foolishness of Preaching" from the text I Cor. 1:18-25. Lawson is the senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. He serves on the board of directors of The Master's College and Seminary and the ministerial board for Reformed Theological Seminary and teaches with Dr. John MacArthur at the Expositor's Institute. In addition to his pulpit ministry, Dr. Lawson has written more than ten books, including Foundations of Grace, Made in Our Image: The Fallacy of the User-Friendly God, The … [Read more...] about Ligonier Conference – Steve Lawson – (I)
Live Webcast of Ligonier National Conference
Chris Larson passes on the good news that Ligonier Ministries will be offering a free, live webcast of their national conference -- along with a simulcast in Spanish! Get the details. … [Read more...] about Live Webcast of Ligonier National Conference
Justin Reimer – Elisha Foundation – Part I
I previously mentioned that I'd be posting an interview with Justin Reimer, who with his wife Tamara established The Elisha Foundation in December 2005. Here is part I of our interview. Can you please tell us how the Lord called you to Himself? I grew up in a Christian home with two parents who love the Lord and raised us in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. We were immersed in Christianity. I remember kneeling next to my bed at the age of 4 full of fear that hell was real and asking Jesus to save me. At the age of 16 I found myself really challenged to evaluate what exactly I believed … [Read more...] about Justin Reimer – Elisha Foundation – Part I
Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor
Matt Harmon just finished reading this new biography of Pastor Tom Carson by his son, Dr. D. A. Carson (one of the most renown theologians of our day, who teaches at Trinity Evangelical Theological Seminary in Deerfield, IL). Harmon passed along this great quote below. Dr. Carson, upon reflecting on his father's drive for excellence and occasional lack of proper rest and refreshment, wrote: So many aspects of ministry demand excellence, and there are not enough hours in the day to be excellent in all of them. When I was a young man, I heard D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones comment that he would not … [Read more...] about Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor
Os Guinness on Crazy For God by Frank Schaeffer
In the March/April issue of Books & Culture: A Christian Review, Os Guinness writes an excoriating review of Frank Schaeffer's Crazy for God. In summary, Guinness is extremely disappointed in what he regards as an unfair and self-serving treatment by the younger Schaeffer. According to Guinness, Frank regarded his father as lacking intellectual integrity at best and an outright con artist at worst. In writing the review, Guinness brings a high degree of credibility: not only did he live in the L'Abri community with both Francis and Frank Schaeffer for more than three years, he was the … [Read more...] about Os Guinness on Crazy For God by Frank Schaeffer