Application far exceeds context is a truth that is both empowering and overwhelming for any Christ follower who desires to dig deep and go beyond the logistics and historical context of the scriptures. It can be just as easy to write off a portion of scripture as only relevant to Bible time culture as it is to stretch it beyond the breaking point so that it fits the preconceived ideas we maintain are biblical truth. (more…)
An act of kindness demonstrates the type of love anyone can give. An act of kindness done in Jesus’ name demonstrates the type of love only a follower of Christ can give. Both look very similar but without offering the truth of the cross it is only a humanitarian effort not an evangelistic endeavour.
Let me start by saying, I am not an American. This is not me distancing myself from my southern cousins or attempting to make some type of political statement, it is just context for the reader. (more…)
I was too young when I got married. At twenty-one years of age I dove in headfirst. I never thought of the consequences. I never weighed the potential for failure against the possibility of success. I didn’t try to figure out what it would take to make it work. I never calculated the risks involved. I just did it. (more…)
Our sinfulness has separated us from God so that we are not satisfied with knowing the character of God and trusting that He has a perfect plan, we want to know the plan in its entirety before we will trust Him fully.
A church that is going nowhere is one of the most painful things to watch. Forward motion had stopped a long time ago but no one noticed. There is always enough blame to go around. By this I don’t mean everyone has a part in the problem but instead everyone is blaming someone with the hope they themselves won’t get blamed. As numbers dwindle, the push to look outside for new attendees starts; but what type of church will they end up attending? (more…)
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