Bored in Life, its Time to Grow!
Ever feel like you are stuck in the same place in life? Same job, same attitude, same outlook… same boring routines? Believe it or not I get that feeling all the time! I know most people would think that because I am so full of life and energy that I couldn’t possibly be bored, but…
Read More"The Work of the Holy Spirit as Seen in John 3"
The Apostle John, brother of James, wrote the Gospel of John sometime around 80 AD. The best internal evidence that points to John comes from the five points of deduction known as the “classic approach of Westcott,” which are the author of the fourth Gospel was (a) a Jew, (b) of Palestine, (c) an eye…
Read MoreCan a Person Lose Their Salvation According to Hebrews?
An early New Testament leader of Jesus Christ around the mid 60’s AD wrote the book of Hebrews for a group of Christ-followers familiar with the Old Testament. It is clear by the writing he was deeply concerned with the well being of the Christians he wrote to.It is most likely the people he wrote…
Read MoreSix Things to Do After a Powerful Event!
I felt led to write about how to respond after a tremendous event like we just had over the last weekend at our “2011 Winter Retreat” and “Fire in the Winter Service!” Sometimes the devil, fatigue, trials, and confusion come to make us forget the experience or doubt its validity. Therefore, here are “Six Things…
Read MoreIs Hell a Real ‘Hell of a Place?’
Hell. There is no other word in today’s culture that can stir more emotion, of either hate towards Christianity or passion to win the lost. Furthermore, since the time of Jesus, hell has been of great discussion among thinking Christians. Over time in church history some have tried to make hell a temporary place of…
Read MoreCan the New Testament Be Trusted?
Today, the Bible is considered by many Fundamental Christians to be the infallible and inerrant Word of God. Since the time of modern textual criticism- around the 19th century, Christians have been responding to the charges scholars and laymen alike have brought against the Bible. To meet these challenges such works as “The Fundamentals: A…
Read MoreImage of God
The image of God, “imago Dei” in Latin, refers to the special relationship mankind has with God as his Creator. From the time of the Protestant Reformation theologians have seen this concept referring to the way God first created mankind in absolute purity and wholeness. This thought can be seen from the very beginning in…
Read More"Good to Great," Book Review
Principles in “Good to Great” “Good to Great” by Jim Collins is a secular book on what makes companies go from being “good” to “great.” The main premise of the book is that being “good” is the greatest enemy of being “great.” Collins and his twenty-person research team studied 126 companies to find the best…
Read More"Simple Church," Book Review
Basic Overview of “Simple Church” Simple Church,” by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger is a must read for all “cutting edge” church planters, youth pastors, and senior pastors. The subtitle says it all, “Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples!” The whole idea of the book is to remove the clutter and unnecessary trappings of…
Read More"Natural Church Development," Book Review
Basic Overview of “Natural Church Development” “Natural Church Development,” by Christian Schwarz is a church growth book based on the massive research of 1000 churches in 32 nations and 4.2 million church members, observing nature, and studying Scripture. The principle is called the “biotic paradigm” and is described in contrast to the “technocratic method”…
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