For the longest time, the one thing well-mannered people were told never to do was discuss faith or politics at the table. Why? Because it’s divisive. We all have such strong opinions that instead of […]
Category: Preaching
Why I prefer the ESV
How should Christians and pastors evaluate the multitude of Bible translations and paraphrases available today? Which Bible translation is the best? The following is taken from an article on The Resurgence website, a ministry of […]
Trinity: The Nature of God
The Christian distinctive really is that we believe in ONE God who is revealed in THREE persons. It is based on Scripture; it is right there in the Apostle’s Creed, and it has been a […]
Wade in the Water
There have been many versions of this old 1966 Ramsey Lewis jazz song, Wade in the Water, I remember learning a cover version on guitar to play for a school scripture class while a friend […]
We’ll have to go through it!
CAN’T GO OVER IT There’s a fun story book that I loved as a boy, ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’, that describes the adventures of some children on a journey to find a bear. On […]
Charismatic buzzwords not in the new testament – should we use them?
Culture, wherever you go, and throughout all parts of history, is largely shaped by language. It’s been said that if a people group loses its language, their culture will essentially be lost. This is the […]
Yes, even the grammar matters
When it comes to understanding what God is saying through the scriptures, there are a few fundamental perspectives, or postures, that have to be considered – if they’re not, you may not only miss what […]
