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3 reasons we neglect bible study
According to a recent Barna Group study, 62% of Americans want to read their bible more. So why don't we do it? According to the same study, nearly half of bible readers (47%) say that their number one frustration is never having enough time to read their bibles....
Repentance: The Mark of a Christian
How many of us enjoying admitting we are wrong? When we are wrong, it is a moment that is extremely difficult to interact with. In our very core, our nature rebels against this idea that we can be wrong. When it comes to repentance, it is something that we often...
4 Tips for Inviting Your Friends to Easter Service
There are two days during the year when non-Christians are most likely to attend a church service: Christmas and Easter. Those days present some of the greatest opportunities all year to reach your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors with an opportunity to...
The Parousia (the second coming), Evangelism, and Discipleship
I have found it very interesting over the years that many in this generation are concerned with the evangelization of the world (and rightly so) but sometimes at the cost of a focus on discipleship of the next generation. Why? It has to do with the theology behind the...
Legalism and Licentiousness: the enemies of living by grace
Legalism and licentiousness are two different reflections of our faithlessness in our Christian lives. On the one hand a legalistic spirit relies on the accomplishments of what one has done or is doing to maintain the relationship with God. On the other,...
Bubbles
"...But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." Matt. 6:33. I sat outside with my 21 month old son on a beautiful April spring day. What was our chosen activity? Bubbles! As I blew them he popped them. Some...
Jesus and the marginalized
And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless,...
The Idolatry of Theology
"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me... John 5:39" The context of this verse is that Jesus is engaging the Pharisees concerning their desire to kill Him after explaining that He was...