New Testament Studies in Jude: Introduction 4 Feb 2015 What must it have been like to be the brother of Jesus? Contemplate for a moment the disbelief, the immense relational challenges that his family must have experienced as it…
Anger… Biblical Help for the Angry Person: The Gospel and Anger 3 Feb 201519 Oct 2016 There are lots of strategies for dealing with anger. Some are decent methods for helping us to control our responses, things like counting to ten and taking deep breaths. Some…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 31 Jan 2015 Every week I pull together a collection of articles from around the web, which I found interesting. Here is this week's list, check it out. There's bound to be something…
Uncategorized Next Week 30 Jan 2015 Check back next week for these posts and more at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A Review of The End of Sexual Identity by Jenell Williams Paris This fascinating book calls…
Discipleship The Reality of Following Jesus: It’s Full of Tension 29 Jan 2015 As I wrap up this series on the reality of following Jesus I am sensitive to a seeming contradiction. I have argued, on the one hand, that following Jesus is…
Leadership Good Pastors Aren’t Threatened By Their Congregations 28 Jan 2015 Pastors can be really insecure. I speak from experience, both as one who has felt that insecurity and as one who has seen it play out in the lives of…
Anger… Biblical Help for the Angry Person: Uprooting Anger 27 Jan 201519 Oct 2016 Anger and arrogance go hand-in-hand. I have never met a humble person who was angry. Therefore one of the best ways to uproot anger is to be humble, or rather…
Books A Review of “Atonement, Law, and Justice” by Adonis Vidu 26 Jan 2015 All theology is contextualized. This is an issue of our faith we don’t often acknowledge. To some this might sound shocking, perhaps even downright postmodern; it remains true regardless of…
Reading This Week’s Good Reads 24 Jan 2015 Check out these articles from around the web: 1. "Boys, Porn, and Education" by Sean Fitzpatrick An interesting look at the ways in which long-term exposure to pornography can possibly…
Uncategorized Next Week 23 Jan 2015 Don't miss these posts and more next week at Pastor Dave Online: 1. A Review of Atonement, Justice, and Law by Adonis Vidu This was a unique and fascinating book. While largely…
