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*Editor’s Note: As Christians, we ought to strive to be the best thinkers we can be. Why? It’s because thinking reasonably is one of the hallmarks of humanity as God intended us to be. Thinking well helps us avoid painful mistakes and seek wise solutions. Thinking well helps us wisely engage people who are far […]
Do UFOs and the Bible have any business being in the same article together? Interstellar travel, interdimensional beings, aliens, hoaxes—what are Christians to think of UFOs and UFO reports? Does having a biblical worldview give us direction here? To help us understand this topic better from a biblically-informed worldview, we reached out to a guest […]
If you’re a disciple of Jesus, then it’s obvious that you care about your church, right? You care that . . . People are finding truth People are trusting and following Jesus People are looking out for each other The church is growing But do you care about your church ten years from now? Twenty years? fifty […]
“Yes, but . . .” It can be annoying to hear someone say “Yes, but . . .” to correct something you’re saying. It’s like when a parent says, “Yes, he was wrong to take your toy, but it was also wrong of you to hit him.” Yet the “Yes, but . . .” approach […]
*Editor’s Note: With the demands of ministry and Sunday morning around the corner, it can be tempting to cut important corners in sermon preparation. Sometimes, it’s easy to emphasize what “will preach” and not pay much attention to what the text actually teaches. I recently caught up with a preacher/professor of preaching who aims for […]
November 11, 2024 A week ago, Bobby Harrington wrote in a pre-election article for RENEW.org that an election is a reflection. He wrote, “More than anything, this election will tell us Americans where our nation is spiritually and morally.”[1] If an election functions as a reflection for us to ponder as much as a route […]
From whom does the Holy Spirit proceed—just God the Father or the Father and the Son? And does it matter? This debate would go on to play a pivotal role in fracturing two halves of the church, into West (Roman Catholic) and East (Eastern Orthodox). Background and Summary The separation of West (Roman Catholic) from East (Eastern […]
