Why Do Christians Gather on Sunday?
It is important to note that in Scripture there is a regularity by which Christians came together to be an assembly or gathering. The book of Acts tells us that […]
4 Ways I Was Impacted by ‘Fool of God: A Novel Based on the Life of Alexander Campbell’
I became a disciple of Jesus at the University of Calgary (Canada) and was baptized on my 20th birthday. I was discipled to closely read and obey Scripture. It was […]
Church History Debates: Was Jesus One or Two Persons?
In its early centuries, the church wrestled with how exactly to describe Jesus. When Arius taught that Jesus wasn’t fully God, the church consensus clarified that Jesus was, in fact, […]
What Is the Lord’s Supper? Exploring Unity, Renewal, and Remembrance
What is the Lord’s Supper? On a Thursday night, Jesus was celebrating a Passover meal with his disciples when he shocked them by explaining how the wine and unleavened bread […]
Church History Debates: Is Jesus Fully Human?
At the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325, the vast majority of the church’s leaders affirmed that Jesus was fully God (contrary to the teaching of Arius). Yet, if Jesus […]
Don’t Be a Preacher Running a 1994 Play in a 2024 World…
January 22, 2024 Dear Renew.org Network, The subtitle of this post could be: Don’t require teenagers in your church to have more courage than their preacher . . . . […]
Church History Debates: Is Jesus Fully God?
After the Roman emperor Constantine used Christianity to unify his empire, his son Constantius went one step further: He attempted to unify the Roman empire under an even more unifying […]
3 Shifts to Make Fundraising Joyful
What if we put the “fun” back in “fundraising”? Too corny? Probably, but the word is there—all three letters. So, seriously, just imagine for a moment if fundraising were an […]