When making the choice to read through the Gospel of Mark, you may notice that he often likes to give 3 examples to make a point. For instance, here are three examples of how groups [Continue Reading…]
Mark 1:21-28 tells us that every Sabbath day, Jesus went into the Synagogues and taught the people and they were amazed at His teachings, for He taught as one with Authority, unlike the teachers of Religious [Continue Reading…]
Disclaimer: I realize that the CNN news article that I feature in this post is dated December, 2009. This may have been when it was reported, but it has been altered since the original publishing [Continue Reading…]
(Originally typed up May 19, 2004) What Is the Church’s Relation to the World? Before answering this question, I need to define what my question means by, “Church”: Church The Body of Christ as a [Continue Reading…]
In my 15 or so years experience with Youth Ministries, I have come to realize that there are 2 main types of Youth Ministries: Packing snow ministries, and Powdered snow ministries (please keep in mind, I’m [Continue Reading…]
The world has many definitions of what a good leader is, and how to be one. For instance, Forbes suggests that a good leader is one who makes others feel safe to speak up, one [Continue Reading…]
While interning at a Chicago church, I received a phone call during a church potluck from a young man with a lot of questions and complaints about Christianity. In the midst of our conversation, I asked [Continue Reading…]
Once, while looking at a church’s website, I saw an announcement on their front page telling about them hosting a woman who travels the world talking about homophobia and the Church and accepting your gay [Continue Reading…]
In reference of Israel, Paul asked in Romans 11:11-32, “Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel [Continue Reading…]
I’ve caught a lot of heat from this post from Jewish relatives and friends. So to be sure I’m not suggesting anything non-Biblical, nor anything that would support their claims of it being anti-semitic, I [Continue Reading…]
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