Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: How Should I Respond When Parents Name Their Kid “Jesus” or “Messiah”? 22 May 2014 This is an interesting question. It arises out of cultural and a religious milieu that desires to honor Christ and yet also be kind to our neighbors. There is, behind…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Name (Part 3) 21 May 201421 May 2014 "Come...let us make a name for ourselves." Such was the motivation behind the so-called Tower of Babel. A name is a significant thing. A name hosts part of a person's…
Evangelism Subjective Evangelism 20 May 201420 May 2014 Don’t underestimate the power of your relationships. When I think back to my own conversion it was not initially that facts of the gospel that drew me closer to salvation.…
Books… A Review of “Counseling the Hard Cases” eds. by Stuart Scott and Heath Lambert 19 May 2014 To say that the Scriptures are sufficient for "all life and faith" is to say quite a lot. Particularly, it is to say that the Bible can offer hope and…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 17 May 2014 Every week I compile a list of interesting articles from around the web, here's this week's list. There's bound to be something interesting here for you: 1. "The Fight for…
Uncategorized Next Week 16 May 2014 Here's what you can expect next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A review of Counseling Hard Cases ed. by Stuart Scott and Heath Lambert We're using this as our…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Which Translation of the Bible Should I Use? 15 May 2014 There are more translations of the Bible than most of us will ever read, and the list is growing. I can appreciate, then, the nature of this question. After all,…
Biblical Theology A Biblical Theology of Name (Part 2) 14 May 201414 May 2014 In a perfect world, whatever God called a thing that is what it became. We do not, however, live in a perfect world. In our world all of creation rebels…
Leadership Pastors, Your Church Needs Your Weaknesses 13 May 201413 May 2014 “I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling” (1 Cor. 2:3). That’s what Paul says, he came to the Corinthians as an apostle, as a church planter, as a…
Books A Review of “Brain Lock” by Jeffrey Schwartz 12 May 2014 Debates about the relationship between faith and science abound. The two are diametrically opposed, we are often told, and never shall they meet. Accept occasionally they do meet, even if…
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