Over the past several months, I’ve taken a break from regular writing and blogging because I’ve been pondering the importance of Christian maturity. The apostle Paul himself stated that one of the central goals of his ministry was to “present…
Why do we recite the historic creeds of the church in our worship services? There are a few ways to answer this question. First, we believe these creeds are really just recitations of the content of Scripture. All we are doing…
Recently, I’ve had three conversations that all circle around one significant topic: Christianity as a mere intellectual exercise. In the first, a seminary student told me of a conversation with his son: “Dad, I believe in the Christian faith. I…
If you were a Christian living in the great port city of Alexandria, Egypt in the year 320, your life would likely be full of excitement. Less than 10 years before, the great Emperor Constantine had defeated his enemies, ended…
Noah’s first deed upon exiting the ark — at least as recorded in Scripture — was to build an altar and offer unto God sacrifices. He did this from the “clean” animals and birds which had accompanied him and his…
Editor’s Note: This is the second part in a series on the relationship between education and fatherhood. Read part one here, and watch for more in the weeks ahead! As mentioned in my last post, education means shaping and filling,…
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Odds are, you’re not willing to perform a trust fall into the arms of the American media. In fact, there aren’t a whole lot of trust falls happening anymore in our society, as the General Social Survey reports that only…
Only a few days after Josh Harris told Instagram that he is no longer a Christian, Marty Sampson similarly announced that he is “genuinely losing [his] faith.” To briefly summarize, the former Hillsong United lead singer is apparently the first person…
