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Did the Apostles Disobey God? 8 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
I find the Apostles’ apparent reticence to leave Jerusalem after the ascension of Jesus perplexing. I don’t know if they were disobeying God, just misunderstanding Him, or carrying out their role just...
Putting Words on our Lips 4 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm
Today’s post is the latest in a series of guest posts centered around my church’s annual theme of “Healthy Hearts”. This month’s contributor is Caleb Borchers. His full bio is at the bottom of the pos...
How to Avoid Spiritual Obesity 7 Jul 2013 | 08:43 am
Today’s post is the latest in a series of guest posts centered around my church’s annual theme of “Healthy Hearts”. This month’s contributor is Preston Cottrell. His full bio is at the bottom of the p...
Why True Worship Needs 3 People 25 Jun 2013 | 09:43 pm
There’s probably a gazillion different articles, blogs, definitions, sermons, books, tracts, etc. on paper and on the web related to the topic of worship. This article is my attempt to distill the dis...
Spiritual Health Checklist 20 Jun 2013 | 08:49 pm
I have just completed teaching a series of Bible Classes from the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5-7. Throughout the sermon Jesus makes a lot of comparisons, but in closing he challenges his lis...
Worship in the Presence of God 19 Jun 2013 | 09:32 pm
When the church assembles to worship God’s presence arrives in a unique way. This flies in the face of all those who claim they don’t need the church to have a relationship with God. Read Psalm 50:1-1...
4 Ways to Make Jubilee the Mission of the Church 13 Jun 2013 | 08:14 pm
The biblical principle of sabbath climaxes in the celebration of Jubilee described in Leviticus 25. In Luke 4:18-19 Jesus describes his mission in terms of bringing Jubilee to the world. So how does o...
Healthy Hearts Recognise Disease 9 Jun 2013 | 11:51 pm
Today’s post is the fifth in a series of guest posts centered around our church’s annual theme of “Healthy Hearts”. This month’s contributor is Dr. Gailyn Van Rheenen. Dr. Van Rheenen served with his ...
Sabbath: A Spiritual Discipline 29 May 2013 | 10:03 pm
You can read Part 1 of this discussion HERE. Richard Foster in Celebration of Discipline provides a list of spiritual disciplines that have become an pretty standard list. He groups them three ways: I...
New Testament sabbath 29 May 2013 | 07:28 am
Should Christians observe the Sabbath? I attended a small Baptist high school that believed Sunday is the Sabbath. I remember a friend getting chewed out on a school trip for buying some chewing gum o...
