Individualism and Communion Cup Sets
Sometimes a church receives unusual things in the mail. I have a whole collection of sample pens with the church name and address printed on …
Sometimes a church receives unusual things in the mail. I have a whole collection of sample pens with the church name and address printed on …
Here is an interesting discussion by two New Testament scholars on the question of the role of women in the church based on 1 Tim. …
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Here is the long delayed Part 2 of my series on Faith and Works. I have been working on this post off and on for …
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Last week I was meditating on Psalm 1, and I want to share some of my observations. Later this week I will continue the series …
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I have been reflecting recently about the relationship between Faith and Works. This topic is closely related to my current sermon series on “The Jesus …
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I want to reflect further on some of the issues that came up in my post last week on diversity and community. God’s truth is …
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I think that diversity is over rated. There, I said it. Somebody had to point out that the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes. Before you …
This is a summary of message #3 of a sermon series on worship. To listen to the entire message click here. What do you think …
This is a summary of message #2 of a sermon series on worship. To listen to the entire message click here. What does it really …
What is the place of emotions in worship? Should worship be an emotional experience? Can we trust our emotions? Questions such as these have caused …
In this ABC News article Most Say God Was Not Factor in Hurricanes I was relieved to see that most Americans do not blame God …
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A little over a week ago I did a Q&A session for Crossroads (our college fellowship). One of the questions was about the value of …