Why Relevancy is Key in Reaching the Next Generation
May 21, 2018
Millennials represent the largest generation in America’s history with almost 80 million members. However, only 15% of millennials are Christians.
What Does it Mean to be a Loving Neighbor?
May 14, 2018
If my church ceased to exist today, would the community be impacted by its lack of presence for we loved our neighbors so well?
Living the Redeemed Life – A Saved Life is a Changed Life
May 7, 2018
One day our life will flash before our eyes, let’s make sure it’s worth watching.
4 Development Process for Effective Disciple Makers
April 30, 2018
Jesus didn’t take these men and immediately throw them into leadership. Jesus instead walked with them, prayed with them, and disciple them. In order to make disciples as Jesus did takes hard work, it requires grip, nurturing time, requires emotional intelligence, capacity, and fortitude.
The Modern Evangelical Churches: Enthusiasm & Orthodoxy
April 23, 2018
When the Word of God dominates your life, your praise is regulated, and your worship is conformed to the divine standard. (Colossians 3:16)
3 Doctrinal Issues in Denial of the Existence of Hell
April 16, 2018
The doctrine of hell is one of the most difficult aspects of the Christian faith for many people.
The Real Fight against Pornography
April 9, 2018
Pornography is evil. It is wrong, it is deadly, it distorts human sexuality, it is an assault upon human dignity. The moral consequences not just the secular world but even in American Evangelicals is devastating. Whether or not we are willing to overlook something like these repeated challenges, and is a scandal.
How the Resurrection Changes Everything
April 2, 2018
“He is not here,” tells them that their search is a vain one; no more should they look in a tomb for Jesus. “He has been raised,” where the passive points to the truth that the Father raised his Son.
The Secret to Multiplication Movements
March 26, 2018
The first twelve disciples empowered by the Holy Spirit and commissioned by Jesus, transformed the whole world.
America’s Greatest Theologian: Jonathan Edwards
March 19, 2018
Edwards has exercised influence through his voluminous writings, through a school of disciples known as the “New England Theologians”, and through the evangelical and neo-orthodoxy movements during the 19th and 20th century.
Spiritual Disciplines: Laziness or Legalism?
March 12, 2018
Can spiritual disciplines turn Christians into simply doing a checklist of rules? Or are these tasks weighing down Christians with unnecessary guilt?
Lesson from the Horror of Church Shooting
March 5, 2018
August 19, 2013, began like any other Monday at Uptown Baptist Church in Chicago, USA. No one knew it would become a day marked by tragedy.
How Do I, “Live for God’s Glory Alone”?
February 26, 2018
The 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?
25 Inspirational Christian Leadership Quotes
February 19, 2018
A visionary may see, but a leader must decide.
Spiritual Abuse in the Church
February 12, 2018
Dietrich Bonhoeffer even said it well, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”
Why are So Many Churches Stuck?
February 5, 2018
They say it takes a village to raise a child. The Bible shows us it takes a church to grow a Christian.
5 Reasons Why I Started Blogging
January 29, 2018
Linguists tell us that we actually have not had a thought until we can articulate it through speech or in writing. Therefore, the more we put our thoughts down on paper, the more firmly they are formed in our minds.
5 Noetic Effects on the Mind and Human Reasoning
January 22, 2018
The perspective of Christian mind once again is to rediscover the truth of scripture, critical thinking that is led by the Spirit, and identifying the various ways the secular world value and practice have creeped into the church.
Aren’t Christians Supposed to Follow Christ?
January 15, 2018
The word “Christian” does not mean “one who admires Christ,” nor “the recipient of Christ’s blessings,” nor even “one who believes in Christ.”
How Do You Know God Exists?
January 8, 2018
Apologetics is the study of, “Defense of the faith.” Why should you read this and believe in these truth claims?
5 Christian Principles from Jonathan Edward’s Resolution
January 1, 2018
The greatest pastor theologian in American Puritanism, stimulator of the religious revival known as the “Great Awakening,” Jonathan Edwards penned these words the year of 1722 a resolution that he devoted himself to the aim for godliness and the glory of God.
Top 5 Most Popular Articles of 2017
December 30, 2017
For quantity doesn’t always correspond to quality, especially on the Internet. However, sometimes, articles that have a broad readership indicate that a powerful idea or formative truth has been shared.
3 Emerging Needs in Building a Strong Discipleship
December 27, 2017
Discipleship is not simply staffed by elite paid clergy by the few for the few. Instead, it is God’s call for all the saints (priesthood of believers) to biblically counsel and disciple all.
Valley of Vision Christmas Prayer
December 23, 2017
What shall I render to you for the gift of gifts, your own dear Son? Herein is wonder of wonders: he came below to raise me above, was born like me that I might become like him.