Mark Overstreet

Today, I depart for Cuba to work with a group of professors and pastors who train ministers to preach the gospel in their country.  In the midst of my travels, Castro has called…

During this season of thanks, I want to take time to reflect on the times that the Lord takes special care over every area of my life and His creation.  For my family, the ministry, and for all things good, the Lord deserves praise.  Beyond that,

The Bishop of Southwark, Tom Butler, has said that doctors should be permitted to allow a sick newborn baby to die after his birth. He justifies his view by explaining the cost of keeping the baby alive may be high enough to allow his death.

At the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention (SBTC), we meet to talk this week about missions, evangelism, and progress

Church member Linda Long, 48, at East London Holiness Church, London, Kentucky, died after being bitten by a snake and died from the venom soon afterward.  Snake handling is a practice some churches practice as a demonstration of faith that one can “take up serpents”without being harmed, a citation from the NT gospels.  Read the [...]

You should read the post by Carl Trueman and his comments on the weakness of the flesh and the strength of Christ. (Click here). HT: SML

Sobering were the words this week concerning the fall of Ted Haggard into sin. I have restrained myself from writing until now to give time to reflect on the serious nature of his sin and the message this action sends to the world. More will come of these events for the gospel, if [...]

Remember when your grandparents would sit around the family table and comment to your parents about the declining morality and increased sense of youthful callous toward sin? Well, pull up your chair and hold on to your seat.
In the latest Barna Group report, Buster Report: A New Generation of Adults Describes Their Life and [...]

Ever wondered how far evangelicals can move into the secular sphere without confusing or losing the substance of the sacred? The 2006 meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Washington, D.C. next week will seek to answer that question. [...]

Francis Schaeffer wrote 26 books, many of which influenced me deeply early in my walk to ministry. His books have been translated into twenty languages and sold over 3 million copies. Schaeffer, nevertheless, identified himself as a preacher, apologist, and evangelist for the gospel. His L’Abri communities still exist in nine countries [...]