Posts with the category “theology”

“In my vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the Temple. There I saw a stream flowing east from beneath the door of the Temple and passing to the right of the altar on its south side…Frui...  Read More

Justice is a way of living in right-standing with those around you and making wrongs right. This stems from the Biblical concept that we are all image bearers of God and therefore should treat each ot...  Read More

So why have men consistently throughout the centuries (even up until today) used the Bible as justification for their oppression of women? This is not the only way the Bible has been misused for evil ...  Read More

Are you a Christian? Do you have questions? You’re not alone. Many Christians, especially younger ones, are wrestling with their faith. Between politics, culture wars, public scandals, racism, and th...  Read More

Today, Christians have a choice. It’s black and white. We can continue to follow the way of the Pharisee. We can set boundaries that define who is considered a “true believer” and who is rejected by G...  Read More

The President of the United States, or any politician, is not our hope for rooting out evil from society. Sure, we want them to be competent and trustworthy, but that’s often not the case. Instead of ...  Read More

Maturity starts with understanding our place in God’s world. We are his creation and everything we are becoming finds its genesis in him. Everything Jesus taught, lived, and died for should become our...  Read More

If churches took Jesus seriously at his word, they would be consumed with training their congregations to live as lambs in a world full of wolves. Instead of elevating the few who are called to minist...  Read More

Although we could spend a lifetime and barely scratch the surface of the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of Scripture- for most of us, we just want to hear what God has to say....  Read More