God, in His kindness, has provided us with words through His servants so that we may consider our own mortality. May we dwell on them and respond in a way that honors Him. My brothers and sisters in Christ, may we always be numbering our days.
Author Archives: Ben Zeisloft
The Castle frat party incident is a symptom of our own depravity
What is the only way for Penn’s culture of depravity to change? If we change. What is the only way we will change? By being born again. By trusting in Christ alone. By dying to our old selves and being made alive in Christ.
Salt that has lost its taste
American believers are limited in their religion to Sunday morning worship and huddling together for Bible study. They retreat into the four walls of the church and enjoy materialistic pleasures while their society regresses into ancient paganism.
A ‘pro-life field guide’ for young American Christians
From Genesis to Revelation, the Scriptures enumerate God’s thoughts on the human person — specifically, that they are infinitely valuable as His image-bearers.
The idolatry of emotionalism
For a variety of reasons I fear that the past year has increased the prevalence of emotionalism—an idolatry that often manifests itself in my life, and likely in yours.
Return to ancient paths
Brothers and sisters, we do not know what we do not know—a reality that inhibits our ability to live in a manner worthy of the gospel. Our generation will fail in conquering new ground for Christ if we do not first reclaim our firm foundation.
The miracle of regeneration
Regeneration is the first work of the gospel where God not only saves us from bondage to sin, but also makes us capable of truly desiring to love Him and to love others selflessly. God looks on our helpless state and lovingly transforms us anyway.
Thinking of Penn as an unreached people group
The apostle Paul expresses a longing to “preach the gospel… not where Christ has already been named.” Like the apostle, we have been sent to a people who have not heard the name of Christ.
Penn Epistle 