Astonishingly, I have said before and I say it again, the Bible nowhere insists that you read it. Despite our frequent insistence to the contrary,
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Do you expect God to speak?
Yesterday, I wrote about how our preaching could be simply improved if we focus on what the passage says and what the passage means for
Doctrinal stomach problems
I have no problem, whatsoever, taking Jesus’ decree in Mark 7:19 to heart. When he said ‘all foods’, I am down with that. Now, I
Who could be our elders?
One of the perennial problems facing churches is the question of who will lead them. There are basic questions, such as what is required to
Why two or three does not constitute a church
It is a common enough trope around churches to hear somebody throw out the line, ‘where two or three are gathered…’ and go on to
What we tell our children about Santa and what we tell our members about biblical misunderstandings
It’s that time of year when Christian parents begin hand-wringing about the Santa problem. By, the Santa problem, I mean the well worn question of