Things to Remember During the Holidays
It has been called “the most wonderful time of the year” and for good reason. During the holiday season, people are typically nicer than they are throughout the...
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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 are actual words I heard from a...
Talking Turkey: Some Quick Tips on Making Thanksgiving Really About Thanksgiving
Most of us are looking forward to Thanksgiving next week. It is a day filled with food, family, parades, football, shopping, and did I mention food? In my mind, it...
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...
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...