When you're visiting churches looking for a Christian home, how do you know if the church is really "Christian", or just "Christian-ish"?
Is Your Church Christian or Christian-ish?
The Widow of 1st Timothy 5:3-16
Close exegetical study of this passage will help us understand the principles that God has given to inform and guide the Church's love and compassion. 1 Timothy 5:3–16 (CSB) — 3 Support widows who are genuinely in need. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to practice godliness toward their …
A Theology of Womanhood
CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD Genesis 1:27 (CSB) So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female. True Biblical womanhood begins with understanding how the feminine expression of human nature displays the glory and image of God. The first and greatest …
The Lord’s Supper: Matthew 26:26-35
Imagine for a moment what life would be like without the many little things we do that give life extra meaning and value. No birthday parties, no weddings, no holidays, no receptions, no anniversaries, no handshakes, no honorific greetings. Nothing to demonstrate and understand “specialness”. N.T. Wright asked, “Why do we do all this? Different …
The Sabbath: should Christians keep the Sabbath?
Recently I have been getting questions about whether or not Christians should observe the Sabbath, so I want to address what I believe is the heart of this question here. But before I begin, let me encourage my brethren to participate and engage with each other on this issue as followers of Christ and children …
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Women & Order in the Church
I’ve had the privilege and challenge of preaching on this topic abroad in China and Stateside in the U.S. and have come to believe that this topic needs our renewed attention, not only from the standpoint of "orthodoxy", but also from the standpoint of "orthopraxy" - in other words, not just for the sake of …
A Dedicated Faith 