This morning, my wife heard on the Christian radio station that a recent study reports 67% of Americans claim to have a personal relationship with Jesus that affects their daily lives. However, just …
3. Where do you stand on the inerrancy of Scripture and why?
What's the issue? The question of Biblical "inerrancy" has been raised a number of times particularly in the past 50 years or so. Before answering this question, I think it's important to simply …
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Exile & Renewed Hope
This post is part of a series on explaining the whole bible. Exile The kingdom of Judah ended with the destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of the brightest young people to Babylon. However, …
Why does God let us face trials?
James 1:2-3 gives the standard Christian answer to this question: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith …
“Our God” (a song)
For a couple weeks now, I have been dissatisfied with the modern worship songs we've been singing in our church. The music is great, the beats are fun, the lyrics are powerful, but honestly, they …
Organizational Insights from Numbers 2
This morning, I was reading the first few chapters of Numbers. I have to be honest with you, and I am somewhat ashamed to admit, I wasn't expecting much. Aside from a few interesting (and confusing) …
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