A Dedicated Faith

July 15, 2026

Jesus on “Scandal”

What does Jesus mean by "scandal"? While modern culture thinks of scandal as public shame and disgrace, Jesus uses the concept to describe something far more serious: a stumbling block that ensnares people and damages their relationship with God. By examining the Greek word **σκανδαλίζω (skandalizō)** in Luke 17, Matthew 5, and Matthew 18, this article explores Jesus' teaching on personal holiness, responsibility, temptation, and the serious responsibility Christians have not only to avoid sin themselves but also to avoid becoming stumbling blocks to others.

June 19, 2026

Our Journey to Starting a Home Church

My wife and I were called into the mission field in 2010, where we spent the next decade working with the underground Church. What we experienced there forever changed us in ways that we really didn't understand. We didn't really have to wrestle with the realities of these changes until well after we returned home. …

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May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

The Authority of Scripture

Authority matters. The question of "authority" has divided the Church, "east against west", "Catholic against Orthodox", and "Protestant against Catholic/Orthodox traditions". So unity will always suffer so long as the question of authority remains ambiguous and unclear. I believe the Protestant reformation re-introduced one central truth that was desperately needed within the Church. And that …

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May 7, 2026

Does the Bible “Speak Plainly”?

This has been a reoccurring conversation I've had with many people over the years. The problem with this idea, when used wrongly, is that it conflates the text itself with our reading of the text, and then treats any challenge as a challenge to Scripture itself. When used this way, the phrase essentially becomes a …

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April 13, 2026

Spiritual Harlotry

We have to pause and think about what's happening right now. I realize that some people are so numb and weary that they're simply ignoring what's happening, while others are outraged and being consumed by rage. And I realize that there are those who are still making excuses for the President's conduct for political purposes, …

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April 12, 2026

Meditations on the Trinity & the New Creation

We believe that the Father is the unbegotten source of the Godhead. We believe that the Son is begotten of the Father, deriving his existence from the Father by generation. And we believe that the Spirit is proceeding from the Father, deriving his existence from the Father by procession. This is expresses the essential Nicene …

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March 22, 2026March 22, 2026

Being Slow to Speak in a World That Won’t Stop Talking

How should Christians navigate the endless stream of social media posts that try to provoke our responses? Let's think through how Christians should engage in social media.

January 27, 2026

ICE, the State, and the Confused Christian Conscience

I think very few institutions right now expose our political and moral confusion quite like "Immigration and Customs Enforcement". Most Americans look at overwhelmed systems, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and security threats and conclude that some form of border enforcement is necessary. And many Americans are troubled by what they fear is the political interest …

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January 4, 2026

Can Politics Disqualify Christian Faith? A Threefold Test

Can a Christian's political stances ever disqualify their Christian profession? In this post we're going to apply a threefold test to help determine if something is "Christian" or not.

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Our Foundation

With so much confusion and chaos in the world, people need solid ground to stand upon. Jesus said his word was like a rock upon which we could build our life. But we need to understand what that means. Let's think about that!