There are many calling cards of false teaching that can be easily identified if we know what to look for.
However, if we don’t know what to look for, we can be easily manipulated, or at a minimum, confused.
Confused Christians are in danger of making horrible mistakes, with one of the worst being the drawing of false conclusions which will lead us into false beliefs, which will lead us to taking wrong actions. Read more…
It seems to me that in order to follow Jesus like I’m called to do, that a lot of the work I do isn’t physical work, but rather mental. Read more…
When I was very young, I didn’t really enjoy watching sports. It wasn’t so much the watching of the sport that I didn’t enjoy, it was the sitting still for hours part that I couldn’t tolerate.
But I also hated not knowing what was going on when everyone was talking about the game the next day. My predicament was solved by the ESPN highlight reels. Read more…
There are many motivations that can be observed in our lives that demonstrate why we do what we do.
For instance, let’s look at the law of the land. If I don’t break the speed limit, it’s not because I love the law, it’s because I fear paying a speeding ticket. If not for fear of the ticket, I would probably speed more than I do. Read more…
Over the years, I’ve heard or been a part of endless conversations about the relationship between grace, faith and works.
I don’t mean to oversimplify things or overcomplicate things in this never-ending discussion, but after so long, you have to come up with an explanation that you can live with. Read more…
One of the most difficult things to do as a follower of Jesus is to understand when to speak up in regards to our faith. And, just to clarify, when I say, “speak up” I mean with a literal, audible voice, or sign-language if you are deaf – not a social media platform. Read more…
When I became a minister, I suddenly had loads of sympathy for every minister that I’ve ever known because I suddenly realized what those men were up against. I can also sympathize with the congregants of the church, because, like them, I too was a pew sitter for many years. Read more…
If all goes to plan, in less than two weeks, our mission team will be worshiping at a little church in the mountainous rainforest of southeastern Honduras.
We will be busy building a new school, working with the students of the village in whatever form their current school is in, and also providing a soccer clinic for those same students. Read more…
Teach to Grow
It’s very common to hear Bible teachers say something along the lines of, “When I teach, I learn more than anyone else.”
When we think about it, it makes sense. If someone attempts to teach us something, we may get it, or we may not. Most commonly, I think, we get part of it.
But to teach something, we must first grasp the subject ourself on some level. Read more…
Answering Stereotypes
If it were not for some shadow of truth, stereotypes wouldn’t exist. But just because they exist, doesn’t mean that we have to be guilty of using them to easily and conveniently label people.
In fact, I believe that it’s wrong altogether to use stereotypes, for the simple fact that no matter what the stereotype, even if it’s true of some, it most certainly will not be true of all. Read more…
