I Hate Father’s Day—a Tribute to Fathers
I was at a low place one Father’s Day when I’d first begun my PhD. I did not know it at the time, but I was six months down my…
Without a Vision People are Sure to Misinterpret Proverbs 29:18 (Video)
Few churches go more than a couple weeks in business meetings or general assembly without somebody quoting the first half of Proverbs 29:18 from the King James, “Without a vision…
Jesus as Foreigner at the Well (Part 2) [Video]
In this lesson we turn to a detailed analysis of how the Scriptures develop the well story in the lives of Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Ruth, and Saul. We also consider…
Jesus as Foreigner at the Well (Part One) [Video]
There are six “Well Stories” in Scripture. These are variations on a romantic tale where the will of God is worked out through His saints. The five Well Stories in…
The Gospel & Loving Hurting & Confused Individual Weapons of Mass Destruction
Christians today stand at the collision point of a big picture perspective of gospel and church and an individual personal perspective of winning the lost to Christ.…
The Whole of the Holy, Part 4 (Video)
God is holy in His essence as true God. When we meet Him as He intends us to do, we become holy to Him, isolated to His service. There are…
The Whole of the Holy, Part 3 (Video)
Christians often misunderstand what it means to call God holy and have a narrow understanding of our own holiness. God is holy in his very essence. Holy is the most…
The Whole of the Holy, Part 2 (Video)
God is holy in his essence… True Deity. His holiness is the terrifying manifestation of his divine power to create marking him as wholly other than all that He makes.…
The Whole of the Holy, Part 1 (Video)
Words and symbols connected to the idea of the holy have over 4000 verses associated with them. It behooves us then to fully understand what the holy and holiness are.…
Where Two or More are Gathered, Part 2 (Video)
Matthew 18:20 is often misinterpreted to be talking about prayer… encouraging group prayer as more powerful, more special than private prayer. Matthew 18:20, however is about church discipline and how…
Where Two or More are Gathered, Part 1 (Video)
In this Video I begin my discussion of Matthew 18:20 and why it is so badly misunderstood in the Church. Jesus is not talking about prayer, but about church discipline…
What is a GOD Anyway?
One of the first pieces of advice I give to people who are interested in engaging the original languages of the Bible is, “Never forget, it’s not just a different…
What in the Name of all Things Holy is a Triune God?
Can we all just stop pretending and admit that the very idea of the Trinity is weird? We describe the God of the Bible as a Triune God. This comes…
Why My Rather Hostile Review of Unlikely Nomads by Terry B. Walling is Important Well Beyond a Consideration of Walling’s Book
This is an article under construction. The nuts and bolts are here, but I am crafting this discussion for use as the opening chapter of a three volume series on…
A Rather Hostile Review of Unlikely Nomads: In Search of the New Church, by Terry B. Walling
This is long for a review, but I have a synopsis of some my grievances a little ways down. This is in no way a personal attack against a person…
What is God? & What is God Like?
There are different ways to describe God. We will attempt to consider at least three in the rest of this book, but I’d like to introduce them here to prepare…
What You Think About God is The Most Important Thing About You
Back in the late 80s, I gave The Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer to a Christian “friend.” It had made quite an impact on my 19 year…
The Uncaused Cause: Why I Believe in God
Academics love the reputation of being “objective.” Many fancy themselves wholly logical and “scientific,” and gifted with unadulterated reason. They aren’t any of these, but that doesn’t mean that they…
Christians Pray
Growing up we had a local store called Ann & Hope; it was like a flea market in a barely-converted penitentiary, but with less ambiance. Great deals though. Local Christians…
Christians Seek a Church Family
Christians go to church. We practice our faith in community, as the Bible says. We are a global family of faith with local gatherings almost everywhere—“Churches.” “Church” is used to…