Is AI getting on your nerves? Me too. Have we not entered into a season of great frustration with “AI slop” showing up everywhere? Our FB feeds and photos and videos and memes are now filled with “AI slop.” And I’m seeing pushback against all things AI, and I can totally understand. Give me something... Continue Reading →
I learned something awesome last weekend. I was prepping for my message on Eph 4:30 and “grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” I discovered that “grieve” is truly beautiful. Consider Webster’s 1828 definition: “GRIEVE, verb transitive [Latin gravo, from gravis.] 1. To give pain of... Continue Reading →
“My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know.” (From ‘A Study in Scarlet’). Today is Sherlock Holmes Day! I’m a huge Sherlock Holmes fan! I’ve read all the books – twice! I have never felt that any actor perfectly portrayed Sherlock as he is in the books.... Continue Reading →
There is a story that continues to gain traction on Christian websites. This started with an article by the University of Glasgow announcing that researchers have been working with an ancient manuscript and, through modern imaging techniques, have been able to recover some text that hasn’t been seen for centuries. This manuscript has a name!... Continue Reading →
Warning: I’m just thinking out loud. I do that sometimes. I’m not sure I have all the answers to the questions I’m about to raise, but I can say with conviction that the traditional views on the chronology of Passion Week do not pass the sniff test. What we’re going to cover does not affect... Continue Reading →
One night, I purchased an e-book called Faith Forward CEO’s put out by the Barna Research Group, which was about how faith influences leadership styles of Christian executives. I thought, “That might make for an engaging topic for a podcast.” Some of the points were interesting. “Faith forward CEOs” tend to prioritize vision (80%), culture... Continue Reading →
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath” (Ephesians 4:26) Ephesians 4:26 is a surprising verse, isn’t it? He actually says to “Be ye angry!” I’m pretty sure most of us don’t need to be told to be angry. A lot of us are pretty good at it,... Continue Reading →
When I was prepping for the Truthin’ It sermon last Sunday, I really enjoyed studying Prov. 26:28. Consider this verse: “A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.” The first half of that verse is deeper than you might think. The common interpretation of that verse is... Continue Reading →
[This is a preview of Wednesday night's message, which will premier at 7 pm EST.] He leaves them and walks further into the Garden about the distance of a stone’s throw (Luke 22:41). Matthew Henry suggested this was about 50 or 60 steps. After He goes further into the Garden, He falls to the ground... Continue Reading →
“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given... Continue Reading →
“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday evenings, we’ve been covering the Gospels in Chronological Order and we’re now examining the things the Lord says to the disciples after they leave the Upper Room and walk down that dark road toward the Garden of Gethsemane. He tells them how He’s the true vine and they must abide in Him. He... Continue Reading →
Last Sunday, we were studying Eph. 4:16 – “From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.” We’re not going to deep-dive the whole verse,... Continue Reading →
7 Biblical Warnings about Speech. 1. The Tongue Is Difficult to Control. James gives one of the most sobering passages about the tongue in the Bible. He says in James 3:8, “The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” What does James mean when he says no man... Continue Reading →
How would you define a “spiritual babe” according to Paul’s epistles? Herein are 6 Characteristics of Spiritual Babes! PTL! 1. Spiritual Infancy Is Doctrinal Immaturity. In Ephesians 4:14, a spiritual babe is a believer who lacks doctrinal stability and discernment leaving them vulnerable to confusion and deception. Paul describes such a person as being “children,... Continue Reading →
Hello, saints! Ever studied UFOs in the Bible? Before the latest bombings in Iran, there was a public hubbub about UFOs & the possibility of extraterrestrial life — including comments from Presidents Obama and Trump. Obama said in a podcast interview that aliens are likely real, although they’ve not made contact with Earth. Trump publicly... Continue Reading →
Do you think God called you into the ministry? Herein are 7 reasons why that's not true: 1) The only calling today is the gospel. Consider 2 Thess. 2:14, “Whereunto he called you by our gospel…” Paul explicitly states how God calls people in this dispensation of grace – through the gospel, by the preaching... Continue Reading →
I love this question we received recently: “Isaiah 45:7 - I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. I'm not a Calvinist, but this verse bothers me. I'm just wondering what your take is on this verse.” I’d suggest that this is an... Continue Reading →
In Pastor Hal’s message on Sunday, I loved the discussion about “another Jesus” in 2 Corinthians 11:4. He made the point that this not about a different name but about a different identity, mission, and message being attached to the name Jesus. He said, “Can I preach Jesus out of the Bible and preach a... Continue Reading →
Eph 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. For most of my Christian life, I was bothered by this phrase, “led captivity captive.” What does this mean? Most of Christianity and even a few in grace circles would teach that this means the... Continue Reading →
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