Why is Christianity Messy?
It took the Church over three hundred years to make an official declaration that Jesus is the second person of the triune God. Mind you, the Apostle John wrote this in the first chapter of his first book! Read more
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God of Every Blessing
People can do good things for other people, but a blessing only comes from God. Read more
Nature verses Nature
Behind our English translation is something quite interesting. The Bible commonly uses the word “nature” to lead us to one of two conditions: humanity’s nature is sin, or humanity’s nature became sin. Read more
The Story of a Princess Bride
The dangerous man said to her, “Thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you’re at it, why don’t you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it.” Read more
Quick Draw McGraw
When you or I whip out a bank card or smartphone to pay for something, do we stop and consider our banker? Our bank? No. Read more
God Sides With You
Our spiritual “deflector shields” (nod to Star Trek) collapse from exhaustion, repetition, and alienation. Read more
Faith Says “Thank You”
Faith that is true faith, when it comes to the end of a prayer it says, “Thank you.” Read more
My Time and My Culture
When the Word of God comes into us, it arrives with a purpose. It arrives to be born for God’s specific will. Read more
Contend not Coerce
To contend for the faith, we use proof and persuasion within the Holy Spirit’s boundaries. We know when we have wandered off into human debate. Read more
God is beyond our wonder
Truly, we serve an incomprehensible, marvelous, wondrous, complex God that loves us so much that He sacrificed His Son to provide a way of escape from His wrath and judgment. Read more