Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Losing and Letting Go 8 Jan 20258 Jan 2025 In spite of our desire to make lifelong commitments and to have lifelong friends, not all relationships will last forever this side of heaven. Sometimes a friendship comes to an…
Personal Common Grace Study: February 7 Jan 202521 Jan 2025 In January we are focusing on developing an overview of the doctrine of common grace. Next month we will turn to consider more specifically the so-called Cultural Mandate. If you're…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework, Part 6 2 Jan 20252 Jan 2025 We have come now to the final piece of our framework. Here we will talk about the challenging but necessary element of forgiveness. No relationship can develop any depth to…
Books Books I read in 2024 31 Dec 2024 Here's my annual annotated list of books I read for the year: 1) Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties by Bob Harris, Fabian Nicieza, Roy Thomas, Scott Lobdell, and Ben Raab. This was a…
Church Hurt Church Hurt and Anger 23 Dec 2024 Anger is a moral emotion. It says, "This is wrong and it matters!" When we experience church hurt we feel all sorts of emotions. They usually start with sadness and…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework, Part 5 18 Dec 2024 The Bible often speaks of meaningful friendships through the language of covenants. We certainly see that with God's relationship to humanity. We see it too in the language of marriage,…
Church Hurt God Sees You When Your Church Hurts You 16 Dec 2024 The excruciating pain of church hurt is often invisible to those around us. This is especially true if the hurt is unknown to others, or if others have experienced the…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework, Part 4 11 Dec 2024 A Biblical framework for building genuine friendships starts with our own character and commitment. We have been exploring the features of a Biblical Friendship over several posts and we come…
Books A REVIEW OF “RELATIONAL SPIRITUALITY” BY TODD W. HALL 9 Dec 2024 Spiritual growth is inherently relational. That is to say, we grow as we relate to God and relate to God's people. This is a foundational and often under acknowledged reality.…
Friendship A Theology of Friendship: Building a Framework, Part 3 4 Dec 2024 We are attempting to provide a constructive framework for Biblical friendships. What does it look like to think correctly about friendships in a culture that devalues them? How do we…
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