Bible Q&A with John MacArthur: Death and Christian Grief (1 Thessalonians 4)

YouTube: Bible Q&A with John MacArthur - Between Death and Resurrection (1 Peter 3)

Fighting Five Articles of Interest

Pyromaniacs

Jesus v. the Pharisees by John MacArthur

Excerpt from John's recently released book: "The Jesus You Can't Ignore".


Dr. Mohler's Blog

It Promises Far Too Little – The False Gospel of Prosperity Theology by Al Mohler

Great article by Dr. Mohler on prosperity theology.


Institute for Nouthetic Studies Blog

Tears Over Death by Jay Adams

Why Jesus wept when Lazarus died?


Possessing the Treasure

Seducing Spirits and Doctrines of Demons by Mike Ratliff

Mike Ratiliff on the emergent church phenomenon.


RBS Tabletalk

Now That's A Good Church! by John Reuther

What makes a good church? John Reuther explains from the book of Ephesians.

Fighting Five Articles of Interest

Ligonier Blog

Farmers and the Rest of Us by Gene Edward Veith

Interesting article on the doctrine of vocation.


Pulpit Magazine

An Understanding Way by John MacArthur

John discusses some ways to be an understanding husband.


Possessing the Treasure

Three Kinds of Death by Mike Ratliff

Mike explains the three kinds of death.


What Happens When God Leaves Us to Ourselves? by Mike Ratliff

The scary thought of God leaving us to ourselves and our sins.


Biblical Christianity

Michael Jackson's Mourners: grieving as those who have no hope by Dan Phillips

Michael Jackson, Mike Taylor, and the hope that Christians cling to.


"FIGHTING MAD" or other items of interest:

Lawman Chronicles

On the Steps of the Lincoln Memorial by Tony Miano

Tony's encounter with a member of the American Atheist Society on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial.

Surph's Side

Tim Keller's Redeemer Presbyterian Church Goes Emergent: Contemplative Spirituality/Eastery Mysticism Now Taught

by Denise

Has Tim Keller gone emergent?

Also Ken Silva from Apprising Ministries wrote an article in response to the Surph's Side article called "The Way of the Monk".

Here is the is the link from the Redeemer Presbyterian Church website which is currently offering the "Way of the Monk" class.

On the Passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett

In less than 24 hours, we have lost two of this cultures greatest pop icons in the fair haired beauty Farrah Fawcett, and the self-proclaimed "King of Pop" Michael Jackson.

Farrah Fawcett rose to instant stardom because of the seventies show Charlies Angels. She was also America's favorite pinup girl whose poster sold by the millions and adorned the walls of many males and adolescent teens. She would later star in a made for television movie called the "Burning Bed" where she brought to the forefront the issue of husbands abusing their wives.

Michael Jackson was the gifted singer and dancer who made his start along with his brothers and formed the Jackson 5 where Michael was the lead singer. Jackson would later blossom as a solo singer and dancer, and would later create the biggest selling album of the time called Thriller with memorable hit songs such as "Billie Jean" and "Beat It". Jackson was one of my favorite recording artists when I was a teen. I was in high school when Thriller was released.

Fawcett and Jackson were rich, famous, adored by millions, and now are dead without Christ. So sad. There is no evidence that either Fawcett or Jackson had repented of their sins and put their trust in faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Fawcett claimed that she knew God from published reports during her bout with cancer, but it seemed that the God she knew was a God of her own making and not the God of the Bible. Jackson was a former Jehovah's Witness, and in his later days became involved with the Black Muslims.

This society has been brought back to the reality of the finality of death once again because of their adoration for these two cultural icons. Many in this society who have been lulled to sleep by the pleasures of this world are once again peering at death face to face. It's an opportunity for Christians once again to use this event as an opportunity to proclaim the Gospel to their unsaved friends, co-workers, and family members. An opportunity to remind them of the uncertainty of life and the judgment to come (James 1: 11, James 4:14, Heb. 9:27). An opportunity we cannot afford to pass up.