Friday Findings—July 29

Friday Findings—July 29

Men, Abortion is Your Problem Too “Men, the women in this country need to see what true manhood looks like…. They need to see men who recognize that they have a stake in the murder of children as well. They need to see men who are willing to inconvenience themselves...
Jonathan Edwards… Yet Speaking

Jonathan Edwards… Yet Speaking

The true beauty and loveliness of all intelligent beings primarily and most essentially consist in their moral excellency or holiness. Herein consists the loveliness of angels, without which, notwithstanding all their natural perfections, they would have no more...
Un•jar•gon•ed Dates Quiz

Un•jar•gon•ed Dates Quiz

This quiz is based on the last few months of un•jar•gon•ed, during which we have covered several dates of importance from the Reformation of the early sixteenth century. Try to match the date to the correct event—only one choice will be correct. If you get a question...
Everyday Faithfulness

Everyday Faithfulness

  But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.—2 Thessalonians 3:13 The context of this verse is Paul’s admonition to the Thessalonian church to deal with a group of troublemakers who had abandoned everyday faithfulness for a path that seemed both easier and...
And I Quote… July 25

And I Quote… July 25

In the Scriptures, to believe is not limited to an intellectual understanding of certain facts or even to the acceptance of them. Instead, it is to trust in and rely upon the object of our faith to the degree that we base our actions upon it. Our faith or belief in...
Evidence Not Seen | Part Three

Evidence Not Seen | Part Three

Chapter Two In the short time that they had as pioneer missionaries in the Wissel Lakes, the Dieblers endured many privations and hardships. Miserable weather, harsh trails, wrenching illnesses, primitive conditions, and much else were their daily lot. As we consider...
Friday Findings—July 29

Friday Findings—July 22

What Is the Will of God for My Life? “Most people who inquire about the will of God are seeking knowledge of the future, which is closed. If you want to know the will of God in terms of what God authorizes, what God is pleased with, and what God will bless you for,...
Polycarp… Yet Speaking

Polycarp… Yet Speaking

Let us, therefore, hold steadfastly and unceasingly to our hope and the guarantee of our righteousness, who is Christ Jesus, “who bore our sins in his own body upon the tree,” “who committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth”; instead, for our sakes he...
Un•jar•gon•ed Dates Quiz

Unjargoned Review

The past several weeks of unjargoned have covered a selection of significant dates in church history from the time of the Reformation. Not all of the events we have discussed have been positive, all of them are important to remember. While we have not covered every...
Apparent Weakness

Apparent Weakness

Have you ever felt as though evil was stronger than good? Be honest with yourself. Has it ever seemed to you that the enemies that we face make believers look puny, even pathetic? Have you ever compared the accounts of God’s power in Scripture to the apparent weakness...