Does Helping Others Make You Good? This is a good, and common question, even in church, and especially in youth ministry, where the message is often such. For example, ‘love your neighbor, care for the [Continue Reading…]
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people talk and ask about church conflict, splits due to conflict, and what to do when they don’t get along with or feel they’re being mistreated [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, is it true what Pastors say, that the God of the Bible doesn’t like LGBTIabc… people? Hi. Is it true? Well, not completely. Let me explain. It’s not that God doesn’t LIKE LGBTQs [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…]
When I woke up one morning, I felt the burden of failure within the Christian Body to express love to one another, and also to our neighbors. Instead of Christians being as one, as the [Continue Reading…]
Have you ever noticed that there are extra verses at the end of Mark 16, and wondered why that is? Take a look: When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, I’m about to be ordained, and my church has asked me what Bible I’d like as a gift. I plan to go into hospital chaplaincy right after Seminary, so I want it to be [Continue Reading…]
I read a study recently (sorry, can’t find the link) that said a huge number of Christians today don’t know the Bible, nor do they believe it’s important to. This wasn’t surprising for me to [Continue Reading…]
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