Evangelism is a call to faith, but what exactly is faith? Following on from his article on justification by faith in Briefing #352 (January 2008), Christopher Ash investigates. ~
The phrase ‘walk-up evangelism’ stirs up, in most Christians, feelings of dread. But, as Ben Pfahlert points out, at the heart of all evangelism lies extremely good news. What do you think of when you hear the words ‘walk-up evangelism’ (WUE)? The high-pitched whine of a dentist’s drill? Let
Preach the Word: Essays on expository preaching: In honor of R Kent Hughes Edited by Leland Ryken and Todd Wilson Crossway, Wheaton, 2007, 304pp. I find preaching to be an enormously heartbreaking experience: just when you think you know what a passage means, it is always more complicated than
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism Mark Dever Crossway, Wheaton, 2007, 128pp. There is much to commend about The Gospel and Personal Evangelism. It is warm, engaging and theologically accurate, and it left me encouraged to speak to friends about Jesus. However, it also left me with questions about
In late 2003, when we were talking to Gordon Cheng about coming to work at Matthias Media, I remember asking him casually about how many of our resources he had used in his many years of ministry up to that point.“Oh, not many”, Gordon replied with his usual unembarrassed chuckle.