Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Did the Early Church Believe in the Trinity? 8 May 2014 The doctrine of the trinity is not a late development in Christianity. In fact one of the earliest theological problems to arise in the church was the defense of the…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Is It A Sin To Be “Fat”? 27 Mar 2014 This is a great question. There are certain areas of our lives where we tend to give each other passes, excuses, justifications but for which God would call us to…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: When Should My Kids Take Communion? 20 Mar 2014 Questions involving the dynamic of small children and the life of the church are tough to answer. This is largely because as children of covenanted members of a local Christian…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Is Believing Jesus is Lord Enough? 13 Mar 2014 It's not generally a good idea to think about salvation in terms of the minimum amount of doctrinal content one must believe to be saved. Jesus, when he sends out…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Why Aren’t You Certified? 6 Mar 20146 Mar 2014 There are two ideas that often fight with each other in my own mind. On the one hand I believe in the importance of training, education, and qualification. There are…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Is Spiritual Warfare A Real Thing? 30 Jan 201431 Jan 2014 I am guessing that the person who asked this question is looking for more than just "yes." The answer is "yes, spiritual warfare is a real thing," but to help…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: How Do I Know What My Spiritual Gift Is? 23 Jan 2014 There are some questions that have so many tangential questions to them that it can make answering the original question difficult. This is one such question. Questions about spiritual gifts…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Why Read Theology Books? 16 Jan 2014 Why should we read theology books? That's a great question. I know the person that asked it did so because they are convinced of the sufficiency of Scripture. The Word…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave: Why Does Change Take So Long? 9 Jan 20149 Jan 2014 Why does change take so long? I hear the emotion behind this question. The Lord knows that I have asked the very same thing with a sense of exasperation and…
Ask Pastor Dave Ask Pastor Dave 28 Nov 2013 Questions have been coming in and I am grateful for them. I will not, however, be able to answer all the questions that came in. I will hold on to…
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