March 4, 2018
by Rob Edenfield
| Tags: Titus, false teaching, false teachers, heresy, orthodoxy, christian history
There have always been those who challenge historic Christianity by presenting an "alternative" version of the faith. The way that the early church responded to such diversity has a lesson for our own response to the suggestion that our understanding of Scripture is just one of many possible paths....
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March 4, 2018
by Rob Edenfield
| Tags: church, leadership, elders, Titus
Though our culture and our own sin may cause us to be wary of any authorities, God has given leadership to his church, and those leaders exist to bless God's people by following the example of Christ....
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March 4, 2018
by Rob Edenfield
| Tags: communication, Las Vegas, Violence
National tragedies spark national discussions. How ought we, as Christians, participate in the conversations surrounding events like the Las Vegas shooting? The tone and attitude of our message can be just as important as the message itself. ...
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March 4, 2018
by Rob Edenfield
| Tags: vocation, work, discipleship
The Christian's approach to their calling - whether in the home, at school, or on the job - is drawn from the way Scripture presents God as one who works. The tasks that fill the majority of our time are not distractions from the spiritual life but are instead one of the ways in which we follow and imitate our Lord....
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March 4, 2018
by Rob Edenfield
| Tags: hospitality, evangelism
Hospitality is a virtue that is commanded and commended throughout Scripture. But what does that word actually mean? We may have come to think of hospitality in terms of entertaining and hosting, but Biblical hospitality looks to God's gracious salvation as its model....
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March 4, 2018
by Rob Edenfield
| Tags: Irma, Hurricane, Trials, Storms, Blessings
The Bible doesn't teach us to interpret natural disasters as God's judgment on those who suffer from them, but instead calls us to look beyond our circumstances in order to understand true blessing....
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September 1, 2017
by Rob Edenfield
| Tags: Sin, Grace, Violence, Judges
Judges is a violent book. How does that turn our eyes to the grace of God in our own lives? In a world where images of sin and violence are just a click away, why is it important to confront the disturbing stories in the history of God's people?...
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