Getting to Know God Better Through The First Five Books of the Bible — The following are the manuscripts for a sermon series I preached at my church. To get the most out of this blog article, I suggest you read the accompanying scriptures. Enjoy! GENESIS 1: HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS In the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, author Douglas Adams wrote “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.” But seriously, there probably isn’t a single chapter in the Bible that isn’t disputed…

Returning to the Roots of Authentic Religion, Belief, and Practice in the Sermon on the Mount — 1. Getting Back To Basics The Sermon on the Mount has been hailed by countless theologians as the greatest summary of Christ’s teachings. Saint Augustine, one of the great Church Fathers, said this about it: “If any one will piously and soberly consider the sermon which our Lord Jesus Christ spoke on the mount, as…

Before you buy that book or hire that consultant, check out this FREE resource developed using AI to inspire your church to grow to its full potential. — AVAILABLE HERE → https://www.canva.com/design/DAFsXYq8R1Q/view What began as a simple query for me turned into runaway project that I quickly became obsessed with finishing. Having recently stepped into the role of a solo pastor at a small but vibrant church, I started consuming loads of blogs and videos about church growth. There are some really great content creators out there who are dropping some solid advice (shout out to Brady…

Apologetics ministries are a dime and dozen these days, and they tend to be split down the line of denominational Christianity (which seeks to advance the theological and ethical commitments of a particular tradition) or non-denominational Christianity (which focuses on the theological and ethical commitments that are ecumenical). In the…

Polemic is a philosophical disease. — I support you in your endeavors to rebut and undercut Christian Nationalism. I disagree with your methods. I understand that once you have abandoned the belief that anything exists “up there” (like gods, angels, demons, spirits, magic, mystical forces, sin, souls, etc.) then the only reality that truly means anything is the one “down here” with all of its pursuits (economic, political, ideological, etc.). It makes complete…

As a clergy person in the Reformed tradition, it may strike you as odd that I have an argument that — if you agree is sound and valid — will undercut the ecclesial authority vested in me, but hear me out. These are the sorts of conversations in Christian theology…

and why Christian apologetics thrives in its face — Of all the atheist polemics that I have seen against Christianity, the opinion that theism is an irrational delusion is probably the worst because of how tragic it is. Polemic in general is utilized to score rhetorical points against an opposing idea in order to diminish the public image of…

So, tell me. What is it that you truly desire? Apart from the physical powers of Lucifer, the spiritual power (or “mojo” as he calls it) is the ability to compel anyone to answer that question. It is no different from Wonder Woman’s magic lasso in the sense that one cannot help themselves from speaking the truth, but Lucifer’s mojo…

Full disclosure: I consider everyone who stormed the U.S. Capitol a domestic terrorist as defined by article 802 of the Patriot Act, and as such they need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. …