Counseling Fear as a Potential Root of Self-Righteousness 18 Mar 2015 Self-righteousness sends people to hell. Any attempt to stand before God convinced that we are somehow "good enough" in our own selves reveals a level of arrogance and pride that is rivaled…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: Sacrifice 17 Mar 2015 The sacrificial system of the Old Testament is a strange and foreign concept to the modern reader. It’s not easy to understand why God instituted sacrifices, what they accomplished, and…
Books A Review of “Compassion without Compromise” by Adam Barr and Ron Citlau 16 Mar 2015 Grace and truth are to be the key markers of all Christian relationships. Often we find that we can be good with one or the other of these characteristics, but…
Books A Review of “God’s Battle Plan for the Mind” by David Saxton 14 Mar 2015 Transformation comes through the “renewal of the mind,” or at least that’s what the Apostle Paul believed. He teaches as much to the Romans. Our thinking habits have massive implications…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 14 Mar 2015 Every week I compile a list of interesting articles from around the web. Check out this week's list and find something that interests you. 1. "Jonah and the Art…
Uncategorized Next Week 13 Mar 201513 Mar 2015 Don't miss these posts and more next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A review of Compassion without Compromise by Adam T. Barr and Ron Citlau Another great book on navigating…
Church How We Disagree Matters 12 Mar 201512 Mar 2015 There's a reason that Paul tells the church to "strive" for unity (Phil. 1:27), because its hard. Unity does not happen naturally, even in the church. It takes striving, it…
Hermeneutics Exodus and the Language of Salvation 11 Mar 2015 Exodus is a paradigm for New Testament salvation. After spending a year studying the book I became convinced of that statement. The themes of the exodus event, and the themes…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: “Be Holy as I am Holy” 10 Mar 2015 If there is one book in the Old Testament that seems like it would be the least relevant to contemporary Christians it would be the book of Leviticus. Believers today…
Books A Review of “Loving My (LGBT) Neighbor” by Glenn Stanton 9 Mar 2015 The church's history with the LGBT community really makes this book necessary. Christians, in their conviction for and commitment to a Biblical sexual ethic, have not always responded with kindness,…
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