5 Sources of Endurance
5 Sources of Endurance – Building Strength in Faith 5 Sources of Endurance emphasize that God, Scripture, and prayer provide the foundation believers need to persevere through trials. Hope in […]
A Meditation on Ephesians 4:29
Before launching into this post, I need to acknowledge that I struggle with my words. In my writings, I wrestle publicly with ideas in the hopes of arriving at some […]
10 Tools for Biblical Interpretation
Biblical interpretation is a virtual science these days. Many PhDs are granted each year in this impressive academic discipline. Scholars study genre—looking at forms, styles, and particular audiences. They look […]
Church Elders & Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual warfare is real. As Resources Director for e2 effective elders, I get to help field questions from church elders. Besides “where do we find new elders” and “what’s elder […]
Review of Andrew Rillera’s ‘Lamb of the Free’
The aim of Lamb of the Free (Cascade Books, 2024) is to argue against penal substitutionary atonement (PSA). This shouldn’t surprise anyone. It has become in vogue to question or […]
What Does It Mean to Be ‘Above Reproach’?
Have you seen the movie Hoodwinked? It’s an animated movie in which the story of Little Red Riding Hood is told from four different-but-complementary perspectives. (If the hour is late […]
Practical Postmodernists
Many Christians today consciously or subconsciously let their personal experience determine their interpretation of the Bible. It’s easy to make that mistake. Any Bible study group accidentally encourages it when […]
We Need a Better Conversation About IVF
In 2005, Lewis Black was headlining the Radio and Television Correspondent’s Association Dinner, when he decided to address the politically-oriented crowd with a bit of sardonic levity. “I’m sitting with […]