Jesus Died to End Abortion & Racism
My heart is heavy this week. I can’t rid my mind of the news of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville this week, with more rumored to come...
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A Tale of Two Gods: How Calvinism’s God & the Bible’s God are Two Very Different Gods
One very popular denominational preacher and writer, John Piper, is famous for saying that “all things” – even down to the subatomic level – “are ordained, guided, and...
Stop Saying “Everything Happens for a Reason”
After a tragedy, sometimes a well-meaning person will comment, "Everything happens for a reason." Is that so? If the person making this statement is operating from a Biblical...
How To Handle Online Disagreements
You get an E-mail – a Tweet – a comment – a private message through Facebook, only to discover someone disagreeing with you or even bullying you (the...
How to Trick People into Rejecting Biblical Authority (Hint: Many of Our Churches are Doing a Pretty Good Job)
The road to hell isn’t obscure or hard to find. It is a super-highway, lined with familiar faces and paved with sincerity and good intentions. Many of its...
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 child, whether women should cover their heads...
The Inerrancy of Scripture: What’s at Stake
Every now and then, people will kick around the idea of the “inerrancy” of Scripture. What does inerrancy mean, and why is it such a big deal? What...
Should Christians Boycott? 6 Points To Consider
There are some businesses that I go out of my way to avoid: Target, Hardees, Disney, among others. That could change. They could change. I could change. But...
Jesus Doesn’t Want To Be Your Political Comeback
When it comes to social issues people are passionate about, the “Jesus” card is likely to be found in abundance. Note just a few ways the name of...
Your Systematic Theology Is Showing
They say everyone's a critic. Well, everyone's a theologian, too. Even in our increasingly secular, post-Christian world, theology is inescapable. You see, every worldview has theological implications. For...