Christmas… A Reformation Christmas 19 Dec 201819 Dec 2018 There has never been a uniform opinion among Christians on the celebration of Christmas. As the Protestant church begins to emerge out of the Reformation era, there were some who…
Books A Review of “Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?” by Gregory Alan Thornbury 17 Dec 201817 Dec 2018 It must be difficult to be a celebrity within Evangelical Christianity. The expectations are high, the critiques are harsh, and the fall is great. Such was the case in the…
Recovery Truth-Telling and Addiction 30 Nov 201830 Nov 2018 "Honesty is harder than sobriety." I love that insightful quote from Brad Hambrick. Addictions require deception. In order to maintain an addiction you have to become skilled at lying, representing…
Misfit Ministry Acceptance for the Party Crashers 29 Nov 2018 She was the most inappropriate party guest there ever was, and especially for a religious leader. She was a known prostitute, so immediately her presence would have been unwelcome. But,…
Old Testament Studies in Psalm 119: God’s Help 27 Nov 201827 Nov 2018 Sin has impacted every corner of our being. It permeates even our loves and desires. Psalm 119 urges us to delight in the Word of God, it demonstrates the marvelous…
Books A Review of “DieHard Sins” by Rush Witt 26 Nov 2018 What do you think of when you hear the word "sin." Most of us think of those big, ugly sins. The ones that every Christian knows are immoral and wicked.…
Old Testament Studies in Psalm 119: The Word is Life-Giving 20 Nov 2018 The Bible describes itself in language that seem strange for a book. It is "living and active" (Heb. 4:12). It is no ordinary book. As a living book, then, we…
Reformation An Introduction to the 95 Theses (Part 5) 7 Nov 2018 Luther was not a man to waste ink. The 95 Theses represent a well-argued case against the abuse of indulgences, as he saw it. He is pointed in his critiques,…
Old Testament Studies in Psalm 119: The Word is a Delight 6 Nov 2018 The Psalmist is a peculiar bird. He writes of laws, precepts, and commands and calls each a delight to his soul. That's not the way that most of us (any…
Books A Review of “Grace-Based Recovery” by Jonathan Daugherty 5 Nov 2018 Many approaches to recovery are performance based and can often lead to both a sense of legalism/pride and despair. In Grace-Based Recovery Jonathan Daugherty offers an alternate approach, one rooted…
