Charismatic Churches: Offering a Parallel Gospel in a Post-Christian World
“I like how your church emphasizes the Bible. I just like my church better, because it emphasizes the Holy Spirit.” These...
Bible & Theology
What Does A False Teacher Look Like?
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring...
Letters to the Church: A Review
**This is not a review of the theology of Francis Chan nor of the appropriateness of using denominational material. Those are...
Christianity That Is Appealing to Atheists
I was a happy atheist. I didn’t sense a need for any kind of religion in my life. However, I wasn’t...
When “Book, Chapter, Verse” Becomes A Bad Thing
Few Bible characters take as much of a beating from our pulpits today as the Pharisees. It seems everyone wants his...
A Crash Course on God’s Providence
There’s some confusion about God’s providence. To be frank, I don’t quite understand it that well myself. That is not to...
The Real Meaning of Matthew 18:20
When two or three are gathered in My name, there I am in their midst. To be sure, these are words...
Protecting the Lord’s Supper: Why I Like that Little Cup & Wafer
If a Christian from the 1st century could travel forward in time to the 21st century and visit a typical worship...
What Must I Do to be Lost?
Sometimes people get caught up in discussions about what sins will send a man to hell. Usually, the “really bad” sins,...
Do Two Christians Have to Agree on Everything to be in Fellowship with One Another?
It is a fact that good, honest Christians sometimes disagree about various issues – whether elders should have more than one...