Books A Review of “Practicing the Power” by Sam Storms 26 Sep 2017 What would it look like to exercise the charismatic gifts in the life of the church in a way that is consistent with Scripture? This is a somewhat difficult question…
Misfit Ministry Misfit Ministry: A Ministry of Deep Community 22 Sep 201722 Sep 2017 Community has been a major buzzword in the church for many years now. People love to talk about community and churches love to encourage people to be in community. So,…
Marriage A Biblical View of Divorce (Part 5): Remarriage 20 Sep 2017 The Bible has far fewer things to say about remarriage than it does about divorce. We will look, then, at the few verses that directly speak to this issue. Foundationally,…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: More than Charismata 19 Sep 2017 Every Christians believes in the continuance of the Spiritual Gifts...if we define spiritual gifts properly. Our temptation is to limit the gifts to the charismatic, the miraculous and dramatic. The…
Books A Review of “Descriptions and Prescriptions” by Michael Emlet 18 Sep 2017 Christians have tended towards one of two extremes as it relates to psychiatric diagnoses and medications. Some, on the one hand, tend toward a full embrace; believing that diagnoses and…
Uncategorized Next Week 17 Sep 2017 Check back all this week for these posts and more: 1. A Review of Descriptions and Prescriptions by Michael Emlet Probably the best book in counseling I've read this whole…
Misfit Ministry Misfit Ministry: A Ministry of Passion 15 Sep 2017 It happens in nearly every new generation of young Christians. As young believers grow in their study of the Word and their commitment to follow Jesus, they inevitably compare the…
Divorce… A Biblical View of Divorce (Part 4): The Contemporary Church 13 Sep 201713 May 2022 In light of all that has been discussed above about the Bible’s teaching on divorce, we must now consider how and when we will apply its principles. We want to…
Spiritual Gifts The Spiritual Gifts: The Spirit & the Word (Part 3) 12 Sep 2017 God told him. That was the defense this man had for divorcing his wife. God had revealed to him that it was okay to divorce her, despite having no Biblical…
Books A Review of “Belonging and Becoming” by Mark and Lisa Scandrette 11 Sep 201711 Sep 2017 I feel like I've been looking for this exact book for years! As a counselor I am often attempting to help couples navigate the dynamics of family life. There are…