Linking to The Question No One Wants to Ask
The question? "Is pulpit preaching ineffective at creating disciples?" Dan Edelen writes a very good post addressing this very question....
God is a Magic 8 Ball?!
Growing up I was taught that God answers prayer. But I was taught that He answers prayer "yes," "no," or...
Faith in God or Myself?
Last night we were greatly blessed to get to know and eat with Scott and Ashley Shaver. Tara shared this...
Why Do We Think Doctrine Means Various -ologies?
For most of my life I have always assumed that "doctrine" as discussed in the bible were the various -ologies...
What Saves? Can It Get Any More Clear?
I love picturing this, Jesus addressing a bunch of learned lawyers and professional ministers, feeding them these nuggets of truth......
KISS – Keep It Simple on Saturday
"The righteous considers the cause of the poor, but the wicked does not understand such knowledge." Proverbs 29:7 "James, Peter...
Religion – The Anti-Christ and Kingdom Blocker
In Matthew 23 Jesus decries the teachers of the law and the Pharisees, the uber-religious of His day. The first...
Religion – The Anti-Christ
Jesus came to seek the lost. Jesus came to save the sinner. Jesus offered Himself as the solution. Jesus didn't...
Religiosity Leads to Emotional Dishonesty
If you listen to what is called Christian music, you have likely heard Casting Crown's song "Stained Glass Masquerade," a...
More Emotional Honesty
I often spend time on the Proverb of the day as well as on five Psalms for each day. For...