Theology Why Do We Disagree? (Part 2) 8 Jun 2022 If Scripture is our shared source of authority, then why does it seem like so many Christians disagree? This is the important question we are wrestling with in this series.…
Theology Why Do We Disagree? 7 Jun 2022 In John 17 Jesus prays for the unity of His followers. In Ephesians 4 Paul commands the church to strive for unity. Yet, even a cursory evaluation of the church…
Books A Review of “God’s Healing for Life’s Losses” by Robert Kellemen 6 Apr 20226 Apr 2022 The Christian faith gives us unparalleled resources for facing grief. Not every author is adept at identifying those resources and communicating them to the grieving, but Bob Kellemen is. In…
Discipleship… Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will Be Done 8 Mar 20228 Mar 2022 Why does the Lord's will often seem so difficult for us to accept? Most believers are not outright obstinate and rebellious. Generally speaking, we want to obey the Lord, and…
James… Studies in James: The Purpose of the Epistle (Part 1) 24 Feb 202212 Aug 2022 Identifying the specific purpose of a sacred writing is sometimes relatively easy. Some authors, for example, state it outright (like John 20:31). At other times it is obvious from the…
James… Studies in James: James vs Paul 9 Feb 20229 Feb 2022 James has often been read in light of the Apostle Paul. There's obvious reasons for this tendency: (1) Paul is so influential to our understanding of the New Testament. It's…
Counseling… The Foundation of Love 3 Feb 2022 God has created all people to exist within three relationships: (1) relationship with Him; (2) relationship with others; and (3) relationship with ourselves. All three are important and each, in…
Personal A 2022 Reading Challenge 2 Feb 20222 Feb 2022 Krista and I decided to come up with a reading challenge for ourselves this year and we ended up coming up with a list of ten challenges to help us…
James… Studies in James: Influences (Part 2) 31 Jan 2022 In a previous post I mentioned that understanding James' writing well requires that we see the influences that the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus had on him. Previously…
Jesus… For Our Sake He Was Terrified 27 Jan 202227 Jan 2022 As Bible-believing Christians we speak plainly about and believe thoroughly in, the humanity of Christ. Jesus, the divine Son of God, took on flesh and became like us in every…
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