This last Fall, we took a survey in our church asking people to rank our church from "ick" to "wow" on various categories. This is a non-scientific study, of course, but the vast majority of our …
Why Christians Should Go to Church
Yesterday, I started a series of posts on why people go to church. Studies show us that large portions of the population claim to have a strong relationship with Jesus yet studies also show that large …
Why do people go to church?
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 …