Elder-led Congregationalism
Church polity, or church government, is not the most glamorous of topics. It could be argued that this is due, at least in part, to a...
Understanding the Judgment Seat of Christ
it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment (Heb. 9:27) A recent Lifeway Research poll cited that 62% of those...
The Church’s Guide to Deconstruction
“Ready, Fire, Aim!” This seems to be the battle cry among many evangelicals within the American Christian culture, but what are...
How Can I Have Assurance of Salvation?
Why is assurance something that believers seem to struggle with? Because, ultimately, even for believers, it can be hard to believe the...
Little Babels of Legalism
In Genesis 11, we encounter a narrative that mirrors the historical trajectory from the garden of Eden, onward. Driven by the ambition to...
Did Paul really say, “It is good for a man not to touch a woman”?
“It is good for a man not to touch a woman.” As a standard rule for members of the opposite sex through most of my childhood...
“Be still and know that I am God” is actually bad news
You better check yo self before you wreck yo self – Ice Cube (1993) I know this isn’t the quote you’d expect to see at the...
“Christian” is not an adjective
I’m not going to lie. I hated English class. Being home-schooled by a grammar Nazi pretty much instilled this disdain in me from an...
Praying with Complete Confidence
Ms. Clara walks into an emptied closet – her ‘war room’ has been made ready for the battle to begin. If you have seen the...