John G. Stackhouse, Jr. 4 minPIETYJesus, not MagicThe Sunday School teacher searches the small faces of her class to find someone with the answer to her question. As usual, little Danny...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 minPIETYFaith as YessingFaith is often defined as a posture, an attitude, especially a posture or attitude of trust. I have gladly defined it that way myself....
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 minEVANGELICALISMPower vs. THE PowerJust a quick thought as I sit in the Moncton Airport waiting to fly west. New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province....
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 minVOCATIONWhat Will We Want Jesus to Want from Us?Reading in Matthew 14 this morning, I was impressed afresh at the Apostle Peter’s audacity. I wonder if I, on the verge of 2016, will...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 minDISCIPLESHIPThe Continual Unpredictability of a Straight LineAs one looks at Jesus in the Gospels, one sees the Lord carving through the world as a straight line of integrity, purpose, holiness, and...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.4 minJESUSImage SearchSitting in my bedroom for my morning time of prayer today, reading Aleksandr Men’s An Inner Step toward God again, slowly, I came across...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 minDISCIPLESHIPWhat’s It Worth to You?A friend of mine, Ralph Winter, has produced a wide range of movies, and many of them share a common trait: a character with super...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.6 minMISSIONActually, It Isn’t Just about “Being”: It’s about “Doing,” TooA Christian friend whom I know to be godly, serious, pious…and very successful in a highly competitive and demanding career…sent me the...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.5 minPIETYFreedom of the Child vs. Freedom of the AdultLIke, I expect, most of my contemporaries, I wrestle with the concept of freedom. I have resisted the claim of certain philosophers and...