The Biblical Ministry System
Recently I’ve been working to finish a Masters in System Engineering and I’ve been thinking on the ministry we are doing at Revival in Jesus way and my own time …
Ethics from the Concentration Camp: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Model for Ethics
Towards the end of his life after being sent to prison then concentration camps for having taken part in the plot to assassinate Hitler, Dietrich Bonhoeffer finalized what he called …
Jesus’ Description of a Kingdom Person
Over the past five weeks I’ve been going through a book study on Matthew’s Gospel and love the way he fits Jesus life into logical chunks that connect to Israel’s …
Review and Summary of: Walk with Me by Bill Mowry
Bill Mowry is best known for his discipleship-oriented books and ministry with the Navigators. In the last few months, I have enjoyed going through his study Ways of the Alongsider …
Jesus Tells Nicodemous a Hard Truth
Today, their is a popular philosophy at the root of our culture that says biases, culture, background all shape what we can and cannot hear. In and outside the church …
New Series God and Truth: Part One God has Clearly Revealed the Truth We Need to Know About Him
Present Situation Today our society sees not knowing in areas of religion as a virtue. The more unsure you are the better more tolerant person you are. If you start …
Brokeness in America: How Christmas Hope Speaks to It
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.” -Isaiah 9:2 Entering into the …
Chasing Love by Sean McDowell: Great Book!
I recently finished Sean McDowell’s new book Chasing Love and was not surprisingly impressed. I’ve enjoyed a lot of what Sean has written and this book was no different. Chasing …
Running Calvinism through the Biblical Lens: Total Depravity: How the Common Understanding Misses the Mark.
This post will get a little more philosophic but I think it is so misunderstood today and a right understanding of it is necessary to really live out the faith …
Christian Foundations: And Why they are Important.
What is a Foundation? Matt 7:24-27 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the …