Stop Apologizing
The Bible never tells us to apologize. Seriously. It tells us to do something else....
Keep ReadingOccasional thoughts from Rob and Randy's (metaphorical) desks.
Presbyterian isn't just something we have in our name. It's something we put into practice, including sending one of our pastors to a national gathering of PCA elders....
Preaching the gospel to ourselves is a great practice to help us think and live rightly. But there's a problem with it......
What exactly is the gospel? And who besides Jesus could ever say they have clean hands or a pure heart? ...
You can feel the panic in the air as the election draws near. But citizens of God's Kingdom should have no part in that fear....
We often hear God calling Jesus "His beloved Son" in the same way that we hear an earthly Father saying "I love my son." But what if what God is saying is closer to "this is my chosen champion"? Would that change the way you think of Jesus?...
Christians are called to be joyful in all circumstances, right? So why do we observe so many Christians who are sad, sometimes for a long time?...
The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, the Marianas Trench all scream the same truth...God is majestic. So in comparison, man is nothing, right? Not exactly......
How many paths are there in life? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions?!?! What if told you there are only two?...
Do short-term mission trips work? They do. If they're done well....
Expectations can lead to conflict - with other people and with God....
The Bible never tells us to apologize. Seriously. It tells us to do something else....
Keep ReadingShould Christians attend homosexual weddings? The answer might not be a simple "yes" or "no."...
Keep ReadingWhy do we sing? Do musicians compose melodies only to aid us in memorizing words? Or does music also serve another purpose?...
Keep ReadingSome final thoughts on the practical need for local church membership....
Keep ReadingAs a Christian, I'm a member of the body of Christ. Why, then, do we talk about also being a member of a local church?...
Keep ReadingWhen Scripture describes the role of elder, it uses language that cannot be understood without the idea of church membership....
Keep ReadingThe way Scripture describes the discipline of sinners is only possible in the context of the local church....
Keep ReadingIs the church only those who are saved? Or is it everyone that shows up on a Sunday morning? The answer is somewhere in between, and it might be less black and white than we want....
Keep ReadingUnderstanding how the Bible speaks of church membership requires a different way of using Scripture than we might be used to....
Keep ReadingChurch buildings are significant, but they are still only buildings. The true church exists elsewhere....
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