Books A Review of “In the Aftermath” by Pamela Gannon and Beverly Moore 11 Dec 2017 Moving from theology to life is difficult. All of us know something of the gap between what we say we believe and the way we live, and complex suffering tends…
music My Christmas Playlist (Part 1) 8 Dec 2017 I adore Christmas music, but I am also aware that during the holiday season you are basically going to hear the same dozen songs over and over and over. So,…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be To God: The Ministry of Others 7 Dec 2017 Participation in the family of God is about mutual ministry for the sake of the gospel. We serve and we are served. Over the years I have come to appreciate…
Christmas Joy to the World: The Worship of Christmas (Part 1) 6 Dec 201712 Dec 2017 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,and they shall call his name Immanuel" (Matt. 1:23). It is interesting to think about the value of Christmas gifts that I received…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: Interpretation 5 Dec 20175 Dec 2017 Paul states a few very important caveats regarding the practice of tongues. For starters, it is not an ecstatic gifting where the speaker is completely out of control. Paul states…
Books A Review of “Reformation Theology” ed. by Matthew Barrett 4 Dec 2017 It’s not uncommon for histories of the Reformation period to focus on everything but theology. There’s an interest in the sociopolitical issues, the global and cultural contexts of the movement,…
Personal Monthly Love: November 1 Dec 20171 Dec 2017 Here's what I loved for November 2017: 1. Stranger Things 2 Season two add such depth and development to viewer's favorite characters from season one. Such a good season. 2.…
Thanksgiving Thanks Be To God: Victory Over Satan, Sin, and Death 30 Nov 2017 If the resurrection of Christ is true it changes everything! If Jesus Christ really did rise from the dead then it changes how we are to respond to His teaching,…
Sanctification Trinitarian Communion and Personal Healing 29 Nov 2017 Is the doctrine of the Trinity of any practical value to the Christian life? While all Evangelical Christians must affirm God's trifold nature, many wrestle to see the relevance of…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: Tongues (Part 2) 28 Nov 2017 What exactly is the nature of the gift of tongues? This is a massively important question. Does the word "tongues" refer simply to human languages? Can it include a sort…
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