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Thinking About the Church
Read more: Thinking About the ChurchBRIEF STATEMENT I believe all who are united to the risen and ascended Son of God are members of the church, Christ’s body and bride. I hold that the church started at Pentecost and is different from Israel. I recognize this is a position rather than a given—faithful Christians read the relationship between Israel and…
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(Knock, knock) What do you say when another faith comes to your door?
Read more: (Knock, knock) What do you say when another faith comes to your door?You know you should say something about Jesus, but you freeze—especially when talking with Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, or Muslim friends who already “know the verses.” Conversations with the Faiths is a practical course with Dr. Brady Blevins to clarify differences and share the gospel with confidence and compassion.
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Better than DESSERT! Conversations with your kids.
Read more: Better than DESSERT! Conversations with your kids.Are you walking in wisdom or being tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine? This Fall semester, Online Christian Courses is on a mission to awaken your inner critical thinker. They are offering two incredibly impactful courses. These courses are guaranteed to enrich every member of your family both spiritually and intellectually. Train…
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How Do We Respond to Calls to Discuss Justice in the Church?
Read more: How Do We Respond to Calls to Discuss Justice in the Church?How do we respond to calls to discuss justice in the church? Not only is this a hot issue right now, but it is a critical issue to discuss. Because it is crucial, we need to address it in the church. Approaching the Conversation Primarily, we need to be intentional about how we approach the…
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Where did all of humanity’s problems begin? Simple!
Read more: Where did all of humanity’s problems begin? Simple!If someone can make you second guess the very words of God, they can justify just about anything. For many people who wrestle with doubt or ongoing sin, the problem lies not only in temptation but in questioning God. A perfect example of this can be seen in the Garden of Eden, where Satan approached…
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Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
Read more: Baptism and the Lord’s SupperIn this post, I explain what is my current view of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper in the life of an individual believer (sanctification) and in the life of the church (ecclesiology). I defend my position exegetically, theologically, and historically, where appropriate. Baptism When it comes to baptism, my view is baptism should be practiced…
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What’s Better? The Mega-Church or Small Community Church?
Read more: What’s Better? The Mega-Church or Small Community Church?Having read Dr. Michael Svigel’s essays, 7 Church Ministry Models from Ideal to Awful and Rise of the Anti-Church: Online Virtual Church, I have first put myself in the role of defending the last three ministry models (Models 5-7) against Svigel’s criticism in one paragraph. Then, in the second paragraph, I put myself in the…
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The Allure of Home
Read more: The Allure of HomeI investigate ways by which one can employ cultural methods to make the gospel appealing. I concentrate on one piece of culture and express a few ideas on how it can be used in the defense of the faith. Is the pandemic over yet? If we can count the fact that the U.S. has lifted COVID-19…
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A Christian Perspective on Guns
Read more: A Christian Perspective on GunsIn respect of the gun control debate, there are both common goods and competing goods. The common goods are safety, a decrease in violence, and death reduction. The competing good is protecting the Second Amendment rights of the United States Constitution. However, I do not think these goods ought to be competing. In this post,…
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Don’t Follow Your Heart!
Read more: Don’t Follow Your Heart!The culture today has moved over to complete relativism on a great number of things. Identity, morality, and purpose have all been divorced from objective reality and are based largely upon one’s feelings. But theprophet Jeremiah warned us, “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure.” (Jeremiah 17:9). What did Jesus have to…
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