There Are Two Sides to Every Story: Which Side Are You On? Gamaliel offers wise advice for whenever religious factions stand in opposition Paul’s in jail, imprisoned for doing what God told him to do. This isn’t Paul’s first incarceration for his...
Christians Should Consider the Entire Bible Many streams of Christianity include the books of the Apocrypha as part of their canon of scripture The book of Revelation ends with a severe threat to anyone who would add to it, that God will afflict...
Why Did Jesus Use Parables and What Do They Tell Us? The Bible records Jesus’s parables to explain the kingdom of God Jesus talks a lot about the kingdom of God and hardly ever mentions church. This suggests church may be our idea and not his...
3 Ways to Worship God Worship means different things to different people, but what’s important is that we do it Some churches call their Sunday meeting a worship service. This has always troubled me. Yes, I knew that singing to God was a form of...
Will We Act Boldly For God in the Face of Fear? Ananias obeys God to heal Saul who wants to arrest him I like the story of Saul’s conversion in the book of Acts, turning him from a murderous bigot into a passionate follower of Jesus. A flash of...
12 Key Truths about the Kingdom of God Consider the Kingdom of God as the Ultimate Church Model To guide how we should function as his followers today, we must consider what Jesus says about the kingdom of God. Here are twelve key truths about...
3 Lessons from the Early Church Dr. Luke describes 3 characteristics of the Acts 4 church The book of Acts unfolds as an historical narrative of the early church, the activities of the first followers of Jesus and those who join them. For the...
Jesus Talked about the Kingdom of God and We Made a Church What if Jesus Never Intended His Followers to Form a Church as we Know it Today? I looked at where the Bible talks about the kingdom of God and where it talks about church. What I learned...
Do We Need to Rethink How We Pray? Whether we pray often or seldom, we have likely fallen into unexamined habits How do you begin your prayers? What is your common salutation? It might be “Heavenly Father . . .” or perhaps “Father God . . . ” or...
Can You Love God and Hate Theology? Debates over theology cause needless distractions and actually keep us from God My theology is an enigma to most people. It’s an enigma to me, too, but I’m okay with that because I don’t much care about...
