The Little Drummer Boy

The other day as I was driving to work, “The Little Drummer Boy” came on the radio. I’m sure we all hear this song at least once every year around Christmastime, but its full meaning is something that I hadn’t really recognized until I heard it this year. Let’s look at the lyrics, “Pa rum [...]

Great Commission Utilitarianism, Part 5 & Final

The City on the Hill

The Great Commission is not great when it is utilitarian.  It is reduced to what Dr. Bob Moffitt has called the Greek Commission, to save souls for heaven. It is the Great Commission when it has a kingdom focus. Jesus taught his disciples to pray “thy kingdom come, thy will be [...]

Christianity as a Worldview

Good words from Chuck Colson:
“Many evangelicals define faith strictly in terms of personal salvation. Yet soul-winning is not an end in itself. We are not only saved from sin, we are also saved to something—to the task of cultivating God’s creation. Genesis teaches that on the first five days, God did the work of creating. But [...]

Darrow Shares Why He Wrote LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day

To learn more or find additional free resources, visit MondayChurch.org. Buy and share LifeWork for only $8.95 until the end of August at disciplenations.org/store.

Reclaiming the Dignity of Women in Building Healthy Cultures

The Stoning of Soraya M has now been released, and while I haven’t seen it yet, it has already impressed me for several reasons. It stars Jim Caviezel, the actor who played Jesus in The Passion of The Christ.  Caviezel is a devoted Catholic and a courageous actor who boldly integrates his Christian faith with [...]

Sabbatical Reflections: Sehnsucht (Part 2 of 2)

So, what prevents us from pursuing and finding this great Joy?
The apostle Paul provides a clue when he writes about what theologians call general revelation. In his letter to the Christians in Rome he says (Romans 1: 18- 25, The Message):
18 But God’s angry displeasure erupts as acts of human mistrust and wrongdoing and lying [...]

Sabbatical Reflections: Sehnsucht (Part 1 of 2)

It was Saint Augustine of Hippo who prayed: “O Lord, thou hast made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless until we rest in Thee.” [1]
How often has this been the cry of my heart! That prayer has been foundationally answered in my life by the indwelling of the Spirit of Christ. However, there [...]

What Did Jesus Say?

How does it apply to me? Surely it applies to me differently than his original audience. Or does it?
I am always deeply impressed when I read an article about or meet a person who takes the words of Christ literally. So often in our attempts to live wisely and protect ourselves, we inhibit the Gospel [...]

June Newsletter, LifeWork Pre-Order, and Articles of Interest

The DNA’s June Newsletter has been published announcing new papers, news items, events, and the pre-sale of Darrow’s much anticipated LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What You Do Every Day. The lowest price we will ever offer of $10.99 is available for this pre-order through the end of July.
Here are articles of interest we have found [...]

Take the High Road

I can remember times when I was confronted by injustice, my father would challenge me by saying, “Take the high road.” I knew what he was saying. Interestingly, I think that is exactly what Jesus was saying when he spoke about a narrow road that leads to life, but wide is the road [...]