Doctrines like election and limited atonement are difficult and required serious study and truth-seeking, but another teaching of the Reformed faith that many struggle with is the reformed view of the Sabbath, specifically the position that Christians should observe the 4th commandment today.
Read MoreWe can read Lamentations 3.22-23 repeatedly and still not believe it. Stop and think for a moment: do you really think about the mercy of God as new every day?
Read MorePastors are reminded constantly that there are multiple things attendees will grade your church when they visit. One of those is certainly the children's program and the children’s place in worship.
Read MoreIt was a calm, steady, loving reminder from a caring father. The kind that tells you that everything is going to be all right. Not that things will be easy or always joyful.
Read MoreAs Christians living in the New Covenant era, it is quite common for people to wonder what role the Mosaic Law plays in the life of the believer. What should be our biblical response to such queries? Below I will offer a brief overview of the law from a New Covenant perspective.
Read MoreContentment. It’s something many strive for, yet most fail to find. This is where I recently found myself.
Read MoreLike most of us, I have come to depend on my phone for a lot of daily utilities like sending and answering texts, making phone calls, sending emails, and checking social media. That all came to a screeching halt recently when my phone died.
Read MoreOn April 17, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. famously stated that eleven o’ clock on Sunday mornings is the most segregated hour in America. Although this is not news, this data has social and theological significance.
Read More8 months. That is how long my church had been going through the book of Romans. Here’s what we wrestled with and how we came out on the other side.
Read MoreEcclesiastes 3:1-15 reminds us that we are subject and God is sovereign. The beautiful poem of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 is fun to read and quote, but it serves as a mirror to remind us of just how small we are.
Read MoreAt our core, when we are worried, afraid, and anxious, it is because we have turned our hearts and minds away from God and have, in effect, “forgotten Him.”
Read MoreTo highlight how the 2019 conference went down, we thought we’d share just a couple of the responses we received from those who attended.
Read MoreGood books are a gift from God to grow us, but many seem satisfied to have received Christ and remain infants in the faith. They’re not seeking to know God more, nor are they seeking to learn how to please Him better.
Read MoreCan a collision of atoms produce transcendent self-awareness? Can hard matter produce consciousness?
It would seem to defy both reason and common sense to even pose the above two questions. Yet in our current, hyper-secular age of scientism and non-reason, we are often compelled to consider such things.
Read MoreThroughout history, many have put forth arguments against a physical resurrection of Jesus. For the true believer, however, we must foundationally ask, “What does the Bible say?” regarding any argument presented on such matters.
Read MoreIn every run, in every race, it is the finish that feeds our endurance. It is our focus on the finish line that brings perseverance. But when we take our eyes off the finish line, we struggle to endure to the end.
Read MoreThe gospel is good news for the weak, and the tired, and the ones who've come to the end of themselves. The gospel is for me.
Read MoreThe fundamental question that our 21st century evangelical churches must ask is this: If we could have everything in this world, yet Christ is not there, can we be satisfied?
Read MoreEvery day it becomes increasingly more difficult to cultivate friendship. However, friendship is often an area we neglect to take seriously. And the Scriptures warn against this.
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