Church… Understanding Spiritual Growth 16 Jun 202618 Jun 2026 How do we evaluate spiritual health? The trends in Christian discipleship have tended to emphasize different things in extremes. On the one hand, spiritual health is measured by your knowledge.…
Church… Sex-on-Demand is Not God’s Design: Clarifying 1 Corinthians 7:2-5 7 Dec 20207 Dec 2020 The idea that sexual assault can happen within marriage is shocking to some. The way that many have been taught to think about sex, even from within the church, suggests…
Church Love Believes All Things (Part 3) 3 Sep 2020 Paul teaches us about Biblical love in 1 Corinthians 13, which includes the challenging phrase "love believes all things." We have reviewed the phrase in a previous post and concluded…
Church… Love Believes All Things (Part 2) 17 Aug 2020 The outworking of Biblical commands is sometimes clouded by cultural differences and existential struggle. We may know in abstract what the commands of Scripture say, but how to apply them…
Church… Love Believes All Things (Part 1) 12 Aug 202012 Aug 2020 How can Paul say that love "believes all things" (1 Cor. 13:7)? Surely, such a notion is just naïve thinking. And in the age of the Internet, when watchdog groups…
Church How Should We Think About Wearing Masks 17 Jul 2020 The Michigan Governor has recently issued an executive order mandating that masks be worn in all indoor public spaces. It's a mandate that comes with a desire to stem the…
Church Choosing Our Verbiage Carefully When Discussing Differences 19 May 202019 May 2020 It's no surprise that even a global pandemic has been a polarizing issue in America. We live in a cultural context where everything is made a political issue, and each…
Church Spiritual Maturity Gives Latitude Not Judgment 14 Jan 2020 You are not spiritually mature if you are obsessed with the sins and failures of others. We often think that spiritual maturity means we have a low tolerance for anything…
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…
Church Domestic Abuse and the Church 4 May 20174 May 2017 One in four women. Those are the startling national statics for cases of intimate partner violence. For many of us within the church those numbers reveal just how desperately our…
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