Personal Monthly Love: August 4 Sep 2017 Here's some of what I loved in August of 2017: 1. Surprisingly Cool Weather It was great to get some fresh cool weather last month. Fall is easily my favorite…
Reading Next Week 28 Aug 201728 Aug 2017 I will be on a break next week, so in light of that schedule change and the lack of new content, check out some of these articles from around the…
Misfit Ministry Misfit Ministry: A Ministry of Resistance 25 Aug 201725 Aug 2017 The Christian church has a long legacy as a movement of resistance. At the dawn of the church Christianity itself resisted polytheism, class division, and sexual immorality. The Bible is…
Divorce… A Biblical View of Divorce (Part 2): Jesus and the New Testament 24 Aug 201713 May 2022 There are two important texts on divorce in the New Testament. In the one text it appears that Jesus explains that the only ground for divorce is sexual immorality (Matt.…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: The Spirit & The Word (Part 1) 23 Aug 2017 What is the relationship between the Spirit and the Word of God? The various views on Spiritual Gifts have often tended to pit the Word and the Spirit against one…
Books A Review of “When Changing Nothing Changes Everything” by Laurie Polich Short 22 Aug 2017 "There is enough light for those who choose to see, and enough darkness for those who are of a contrary disposition," so said Blaise Pascal. The French philosopher was noting…
Uncategorized Next Week 19 Aug 2017 Check back next week for these posts and more at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A Review of When Changing Nothing Changes Everything by Laurie Polich Short Despite some clichés and…
Misfit Ministry Misfit Ministry: Introduction 18 Aug 2017 At its core Misfit Ministry is defined simply by its two words. It is ministry to those who, for whatever reasons, struggle to fit into traditional models of church life.…
Divorce… A Biblical View of Divorce (Part 1): An Old Testament Context 17 Aug 201717 Aug 2017 Evangelicalism has tended towards one of two extremes with regard to the issue of divorce: (1) either broad allowance of all divorces, or (2) a rejection of all grounds for…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: Experiencing the Spirit (Part 5) 16 Aug 2017 The phrase "Baptism of the Spirit" has caused no small amount of contention among various theological camps. How can so many wise Christians, reading the same Bible, come to such…
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