Here are the ten most read posts on this blog, “Pursuing Biblical God.” Some were written this year, while others are perennial favorites from prior years. Which Gospel Should I Read? Beware of Spiritual Incest Great Teaching, But...
Reflecting on Church #36: Don’t Expect a Minister to Do What You’re Supposed to Do With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #36. We arrived at...
I’m a huge advocate of Christian unity and an equally huge opponent of denominations. After all, denominations are the antithesis of unity. Think about it: Virtually all denominations resulted from disunity: of disagreements over things that...
Of the four biographies of Jesus in the Bible, my favorite is Luke’s. Luke also contains the best-known account of Jesus’ birth, made popular by the Peanut’s character Linus. Watch Linus explain what Christmas is all about. May you and your...
Christmas is almost here; my mind swirls with a jumble of thoughts as I try to connect the calendar with my celebration of Jesus. Here are three items I’m considering: My wife and I are in a state of transition between one home and the next. Most...
Reflecting on Church #35: Examine Your Church Practices Through a Visitor’s Eyes With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #35. We thought we...
One of the key reasons there are so many churches is that people have different musical tastes and prefer different forms of worship; they pick a church with music they like. Even though I know I shouldn’t, I do, too. Worship shouldn’t be about...
Read the Bible in 2015 by Reading Only a Few Minutes a Day ABibleADay.com and Peter DeHaan Unveil Comprehensive Bible Reading Schedules for 2015 Dec. 16, 2014 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – Now in its tenth year, ABibleADay.com has released its Bible...
Reflecting on Church #34: Should a Church Live Forever? With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #34. From a human standpoint, the future of...
My wife wishes people a “Merry Christmas,” while I say “Happy holidays.” We both have our reasons for doing so, and we are both right. It’s important to us to keep Jesus as the central focus of Christmas. One way my wife does so is by wishing...
