Prepositional Truth Not Propositional Truth
Whenever we speak in public about large-scale problems that affect a myriad of people, we must speak in code. But coded language is useless to the extent that it is…
Ways to engage Halloween safely and spiritually
Regardless of what you decide to do today, here are some suggested ways you can make ‘spiritual use’ out of Halloween: you can have spiritual conversations with your kids, you…
All Saints Day
I love the story of All Saints Day, a day the seventh century church set aside for remembering early Christians who died for their beliefs. By the year 900 the…
5 Things to consider about Halloween
Based on what Paul says in Romans 14, here are a couple of considerations for you as you try and determine whether or not you’ll be involved with Halloween, and…
Halloween now is different than Halloween then
Halloween, in our contemporary context, is really only about two important things: kids, and candy. For most children there is no religious significance involved in either the day itself…
What are the risks?
There will be persecution, frustration, disappointment, and pain as the Kingdom of God slowly uproots the Kingdom of this world. This world is still flawed and still corrupted, and the…
What do we need to do?
Repent and believe. Jesus requires nothing less than our full allegiance, and that requires repentance on our parts—a turning away from sinful behaviors—and belief. If we do not believe Jesus…
What do we need to know?
The Messiah is more than the sum of his tri-part office as king, priest, and prophet. Jesus is described in these three ways, but these descriptions don’t even come close…
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