The Christian Faith: A Future Vision

Mick Turner
As the new century begins to unfold, we often hear many so-called and often self-proclaimed “experts” on culture and religion predicting the extinction of Christianity. If one listens closely to these pundits, it would seem the faith is already in its death throes, gasping vainly for its final breath. Are these doomsday prophets correct? [...]

Wise Words for Today

“There is a basic difference in strategy for God’s people of the Old Testament and His people of the New. Rather than the come and see of the Old, it is now, go to and live among. It is as critical now as it was in Old Testament times that we live holy lives. Ungodly [...]

Wise Words for Today

The moment we accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior, we were justified and our guilt was gone once for all. That is absolute. But if we want to know anything of relaity in the Christian life, anything of true spirituality, we must “take up our cross daily.” The principle of saying no to self lies [...]

An Effective Church: Consecrateted, Gathered, Synoptic

Mick Turner
Richard Foster, author of that landmark book on the classical spiritual disciplines, entitled, Celebration of Discipline, shares how he was honored with the opportunity and privilege to go about teaching and sharing his knowledge of the spiritual disciplines. In a subsequent article entitled, “A Renewed People for Our Time” Foster describes some of the [...]

A Biblical Worldview: Don’t Leave Home Without It (Part I)

L. Dwight Turner
* The article below is an updated and expanded version of a post I published here last year. It was also published on my blog WellSprings and WineSkins, as well as over at Faith Writers.
I have come to the conclusion that few endeavors in the life of a Christian are as important as [...]

Wise Words for Today

We all feel like we have to offer a church much like the Wal-Mart Supercenter down the street. People want a vast array of inexpensive products, convenient times and locations, and a smooth checkout, so we structure our churches the same way. The problem with this, obviously, is that nothing in Wal-Mart transcends the ordinary. [...]

Wise Words for Today

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”…..
He is saying that a whole new order is about to enter history and, if you want to be part of it, you will need a change so fundamental that the Gospel of John would refer to it as a new birth. Being born again was not [...]

InterSpirit Faith Alliance

LifeBrook International is please to announce that we have a new blog up and running here on WordPress. The site is associated with our newest and most active ministry project.
 InterSpirit Faith Alliance is a non-denominational ministry committed to providing programs and materials designed to help the Church Universal, in all its manifestations, better navigate the [...]

Wise Words for Today

Twenty-five years into the AIDS pandemic, being HIV-positive still carries stigma and shame. But God cares for the sick and so must we…..it is not a sin to be sick. The Bible tells us Jesus was repeatedly “filled with compassion” as he encountered broken bodies and broken minds. While polite society vigorously avoided contact with [...]

Believers’ Buffoonery and Other Shenanigans

Mick Turner
Believers’ Buffoonery and Other Shenanigans
 
When I employ a bit of rigorous honesty with myself I am very much aware of the fact that faithfulness to the Christian path has not been my strong suit. Sometimes I am not even sure it qualifies as any kind of suit. The fact is, like Jonah of old, [...]