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…
Books A Review of “Perspectives on Spirit Baptism” ed. by Chad Owen Brand 14 Aug 2017 Counterpoints provide us a great opportunity to wrestle with various views, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and draw our own conclusions. Often, this means reading a bunch of different books…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 12 Aug 2017 Check out this week's collection of interesting articles from around the web: 1. "Negative Emotion Tolerance in the Pursuit of Sexual Purity" by Brad Hambrick An excellent article, from Brad's…
Uncategorized Next Week 11 Aug 2017 Don't miss these posts and more next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A Review of Perspectives on Spirit Baptism ed. by Chad Owen Brand A good book introducing the…
Personal Nostalgic Indulgence 10 Aug 2017 It was never part of my plan to pastor a church full of college students and drug addicts, but there I was. As the associate pastor at Revolution Church I…
Church… The Lord’s Supper is for Sinners 9 Aug 20179 Aug 2017 There is something special about a good meal. It's not just eating, it's enjoying time around a table with others and with quality food. A meal can be a special…