Books A Review of “When Doctrine Divides the People of God” by Rhyne Putman 10 Aug 202211 Aug 2022 If Jesus prayed for the unity of his people, and if we all read the same Bible, why does it seem like the church is so divided? Many have asked…
Books… A Review of “When Home Hurts” by Pierre and Wilson 28 Jul 202228 Jul 2022 Abuse is a hot topic right now in publishing and in the national conversation. But this is not just some trend, it is a corrective to our national neglect, misunderstanding,…
Books A Review of “Help! Our Sex Life Is Troubled By Past Abuse” by Nate Brooks and Anna Mondal 27 Jun 202227 Jun 2022 It is not uncommon for individuals to think of marriage as a cure-all to their troubled lives. I see this often with young men who think that marriage will automatically…
Theology Why Do We Disagree? (Part 5) 15 Jun 2022 Tradition often gets a bad wrap among Protestants, but in truth we can't escape it. We are all part of a larger tradition of theology and interpretation, and we sit…
Theology Why Do We Disagree? (Part 4) 14 Jun 2022 It's tempting to think about theology as a purely intellectual and academic exercise. What you feel about a doctrine is irrelevant, we may say. In truth, however, our emotions often…
Theology Why Do We Disagree? (Part 3) 9 Jun 20229 Jun 2022 A tool that all Bible readers must use in their study of Scripture is human reason. Carl F. Henry defined reason as "a divinely fashioned instrument for recognizing truth" (God,…
Theology Why Do We Disagree? (Part 2) 8 Jun 2022 If Scripture is our shared source of authority, then why does it seem like so many Christians disagree? This is the important question we are wrestling with in this series.…
Theology Why Do We Disagree? 7 Jun 2022 In John 17 Jesus prays for the unity of His followers. In Ephesians 4 Paul commands the church to strive for unity. Yet, even a cursory evaluation of the church…
Books A Review of “God’s Healing for Life’s Losses” by Robert Kellemen 6 Apr 20226 Apr 2022 The Christian faith gives us unparalleled resources for facing grief. Not every author is adept at identifying those resources and communicating them to the grieving, but Bob Kellemen is. In…
Discipleship… Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will Be Done 8 Mar 20228 Mar 2022 Why does the Lord's will often seem so difficult for us to accept? Most believers are not outright obstinate and rebellious. Generally speaking, we want to obey the Lord, and…
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