On Gender and the Bible: Does God Allow Women Preachers in 1 Timothy 2? (Part 4)
This is another in-depth post where we examine what the Word of God teaches about men and women in the church. This the fourth installment and it is focused on […]
Sermon on the Mount: Who Does Jesus Think He Is?
*Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a 13-part series on the Beatitudes. Here’s the complete list of articles in the series: Who Does Jesus Think He Is? Crowds […]
When Advice Isn’t Helpful
A few Saturdays ago, I placed my cell phone on the back bumper of my wife’s van as I planted some flowers in pots for Mother’s Day. Now I knew […]
On Gender and the Bible: What’s Up with Head Coverings in 1 Corinthians 11? (Part 2)
(For Part 1, click here.) This is the second installment in a series engaging with John Mark Hicks’s book, Women Serving God: My Journey in Understanding Their Story, and Scot […]
We’re Doing Evangelism in Wartime
“Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and […]
The Romans 14 Posture as a Guide to Reopening
Our nation is locked in a philosophical civil war over COVID-19. People take strong positions on both sides. And there is one big reality as we release this post: over […]
Covenant
What is a covenant? In English the word usually means an “agreement” or “a written contract.” But what did the word mean in Greek—specifically in the original Greek New Testament? When […]
Pigs and Dogs: What is Jesus Talking About?
What’s with the pigs and the dogs? Taken by itself, Matt. 7:6 is a weird thing to say: “Don’t give holy things to dogs, don’t throw your pearls to pigs, […]