Pharisee
The Pharisee seems like an easy target. But don't be fooled. The Pharisee is still alive and well and if you're not careful, you may be more influenced by one than you realize....
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Free Agent
If every Christian made it their personal goal to have a meaningful effect in one church, we would have many strong churches instead of many…...
Checking Boxes, or Time with the Lord?
What does your daily time with the Lord look like? It seems as though the current trend is often to think of “time with the Lord” simply as synonymous with “Bible reading plan.”...
House of Mirrors
I remember going into a house of mirrors at a carnival when I was in high school and what caught my eye most was how I could see......
Gold-digger Christianity
The term “gold-digger” summons a certain caricature of a human that most find revolting. Typically, it conjures up an image of a trophy wife who cares for a man three times her age for reasons…...
Make Spanking Great Again
There is a topic that I have been meaning to address lately and it is one that will no doubt be in conflict with the ways of the world. When it comes to spanking your children…...
Children’s Ministry and a Rotting Cow
Parents, teaching the Word to our children is our responsibility. Let’s take that on for the glory of God!...
Interpreting the Bible with Confidence
It does not take a theology degree or a special anointing to understand the Bible. It only takes a person who is willing to commit to the work of understanding a passage based on context. Context of the verses that precede, context of the book itself, and context of the historical relevance. These can all be observed from the Bible itself. With these tools, any preacher can be challenged by any person if that person simply exercises the mind that God gave them....
A Life Orbiting Christ
The disciples’ lives now no longer revolved around themselves, but around Jesus Christ and His mission… and the entire world was changed because of it!......
If You Give a Muslim a Cookie
I asked, "What made an impression?" He said, "I was the kindest Christian he had ever met and that in Islam, making friends with Allah’s enemies was forbidden."...
Tried and True
If you’ve placed your faith in the Gospel for the remission of your sin, not only should you sink that faith deep into the hardship you will encounter, you should utterly enjoy the activity!...
Ministry Burn-out
Another announcement for the need for Sunday School teacher!? Someone needs to step up! Not me though, I do stuff, plus I'm busy and Sundays are the days I rest... As Wade would say: "wrrroong hoss!" ...
Keep ReadingConfess your sins to one another
Is confession important for the Christian life? How often should we confess? Why, and to who? It's not what you may think it is. It's not meant to make you feel bad and try harder, it's a reflection on the gospel meant to bring you closer to God....
Keep ReadingOpen Minded
Being open minded is the most appreciated state of mind in our culture. It has the veneer of humility and acceptance. What happens when an "open mind" comes in contact with the Gospel?...
Keep ReadingNo God Like Experience
Have you ever tried to share the hope of Jesus Christ with someone and you can't get past their "real life experiences" that have led them to believe what they do? The more you try to share the Biblical truth, the more tightly they cling to their experience. ...
Keep ReadingHow do ya like them apples?
Should we be training our disciples up in theology before we can trust them to understand the Bible? No. In fact, giving them a theology before they are trusted to understand the Bible does more damage than you might think. It's unnatural, unwise and comes up short compared to the effectiveness of a disciple who knows his theology because he knows his Bible, not the other ...
Keep ReadingI've got good news and bad news.
Being indifferent to the Gospel of Jesus Christ is troubling. It can really only be because there is a lack of belief in the condition that demands the necessity for the Gospel. In other words, the cross is only attractive to people who know they need the cross. So why don't people think they need Jesus?...
Keep Reading"Just give him his iPad!"
In today's culture, technology is an ever-present reality. Kids have lots of choices when it comes to what the world has to offer, but does that mean they should have all that the world has to offer? 1 Corinthians 6:12 helps shed some light on this question. ...
Keep ReadingWhy Jesus?
"Like, I've looked into all the religions, and none of them really appeal to me, like, all religions are basically the same and Jesus basically just taught us to love each other." It's statements like these that just cause me to stare blankly at the person saying them, but we can do better....
Keep ReadingBreaking Down Walls
"I'm just not gifted like that" is Christianese for one of two things. It either means "I'm not there yet, but I'm learning" or it means "I'm a selfish person who refuses to be obedient". No gifting ever got this excuse more than the gift of evangelism. ...
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