Book Recommendation: The Prodigal God, by Timothy Keller

Reviewed by Tim Challies, discerningreader.com

After the publication of The Reason for God, Newsweek hailed Tim Keller as "a C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century." That is a lofty comparison and one I'm sure must make Keller quite uncomfortable. Yet at some level the comparisons are becoming undeniable. Keller's ability to communicate to believers and unbelievers alike and to do so on an intellectual level clearly parallels that of Lewis. Where Keller's first book offered an explanation as to why we should believe in God, his second, The Prodigal God, focuses on Jesus' best-known parable (and potentially the best-known and most-loved story of all-time) to challenge both believers and skeptics.

Missions Moment With Isaac Shaw

In May, Delhi Bible Institute's executive director, Isaac Shaw, visited Parkside as an attendee of the 2010 Basics Conference. Pastor Shaw sat down with Pastor Scott Kennedy to share his testimony, describe the particular religious and economic challenges in India, and to encourage listeners by sharing the story of the remarkable transformation of an arms dealer turned prolific church planter for DBI.

Book Recommendation: By Grace Alone, How The Grace of God Amazes Me

As a pastor and professor of theology, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson has probably encountered hundreds of un-amazed Christians in his classes and congregations. In fact, myriads of Christian men and women do not find the grace of God amazing. Do you? Or have you become accustomed to it?

Parkside Classifieds

Do you have something to sell or give away?  Do your dog's puppies need a good home? Or maybe you're looking for a place to live, a job, or need a new employee?  Let us help you get connected through our new classified ad section.

Thoughts on Church Membership

We recently welcomed a group of folks into membership at PKS.

FAQ: Who do we Baptize?

We baptize those over the age of 13, and 13 is arbitrary.

FAQ: Why do we Baptize?

The short answer is that we baptize because Jesus said we should and it is the patter of the New Testament church.

Ministry Profile: Ambassadors in Sport

By using one of the most popular sports in the world, Ambassadors in Sport (AIS) spreads the gospel to thousands of people throughout the world by playing soccer. Founded in 1990, AIS, whose world headquarters are located in Twinsburg, Ohio, finds the soccer field to be a common battle ground that helps build trust and develop relationships.  "When you're battling out there and one of your guys gets kicked, and you go alongside him and pick him up, you're building trust on the soccer field that starts to build trust off the field," explains Matt Pheneger, Parkside member and coach with AIS.  "The ideas of teamwork, training, being disciplined, persevering, running towards a goal, those are all biblical ideas and through soccer we can illustrate all of those concepts."

A Communion Meditation

In anticipation of communion this Sunday evening at Parkside, the following sermon from Charles Spurgeon helps us to remember the spiritual good that God intends for His people by partaking in this simple meal. 

Ministry Profile: Parents' Night Out

To most of us, the idea of a "night out" gets us thinking of going out to dinner, to the movies, or maybe even to a party.  For parents' with special needs children, a night out might better be thought of as a "night off," a rare event that lets them catch their breath.  Or not...