Opposition to Nehemiah Under the wise leadership of Nehemiah, the walls of the city of Jerusalem were rebuild in only 52 days. That’s less than two months. That seems quick and it sounds like it would have been easy, but it wasn’t...
10 More New Testament Practices, Part 2 Examine What the Early Church Did and Apply It In part one of this post we looked at the first five practices of the early church as detailed in the Bible. They relied on Holy Spirit power, they worshiped...
Watch Out For Churches That Behave Like Cults Some people blindly accept church rhetoric, but they risk going down a dangerous path We’ve all heard stories of people taken in and indoctrinated by cults. Though some stories end happily after they...
Don’t Judge Jesus By His Church or Its Clergy Our Spiritual Leaders May Fail Us and Let Us Down but Jesus Never Will Relevant magazine cited a Gallup poll that revealed America’s trust in the clergy has hit a record low. And it’s fallen steadily...
The Book of Numbers Shows Us a Wise Step to Follow Throughout the Bible We See Examples We Can Apply in Our World Today As we move toward the end of the book of Numbers, we see God allocating Canaan—the Promised Land—to the twelve tribes of...
Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter By Michael White and Tom Corcoran Reviewed by Peter DeHaan Are things not working at your church? Is your congregation aging and attendance dwindling? Are people just...
2 Key Truths About Leadership The Bible Teaches Us Leadership Principles The book of Proverbs overflows with wise advice and thought-provoking sayings. Often these one-liners produce the material for great soundbites or social media memes. Yet...
Those in Power Must Curb its Use or Risk Becoming Corrupted By It When leaders have absolute power they can commit terrible atrocities In the early days of the nation of Israel, a time under its first king, we witness a bad transition of...
Leadership Lessons from the Book of Judges The people did as they saw fit in the book of Judges; things aren’t much different today The book of Judges is a curious one, containing some really questionable content, especially toward the end of the...
There Are Multiple Ways to Win I ran track throughout high school, earning four varsity letters in the sport. I relished the comradery and loved the competition. We won many more meets than we lost, which was a great bonus. As a sophomore, I...
