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November 2018

November 24, 2018

Christlike (But Not Christ)

The other day, a friend responded to one of my posts by saying that...

November 02, 2018

One Tribe: There Is Only Us

Tribalism is human nature. We tend to gather with those who are most like us....

October 2018

October 24, 2018

Labyrinth Heart

My wife and I recently celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary. On the card she...

October 19, 2018

Is Crucifixion Necessary For Us To Enter the Kingdom?

In preparation for an upcoming debate about the doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement, my adversary...

October 16, 2018

The Childlikeness of God

“And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when...

September 2018

September 19, 2018

Table Lessons by Jason Elam and Keith Giles

On the last night before his execution, Jesus gathered at the table with some of...

September 06, 2018

What If Jesus Doesn’t Know You?

Have you ever come across a verse and said to yourself: "Hmm...this verse can't mean...

August 2018

August 17, 2018

In Christ?

I've started to notice that Paul uses the phrase “In Christ” in a very interesting...

August 16, 2018

Jesus or Christ (Or Both)?

“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ, you...

August 14, 2018

What If Christianity Looked More Like Jesus and Less Like Paul (Or Moses)?

My friend asked a question today: "Do you think there's a new form of Christianity...

August 02, 2018

What If We Actually Create Reality By Observation?

If we're not here to observe the Universe, does it cease to exist?...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

The Unbelievable Truth: God Lives Within Me

Part 4 in the Unbelievable Truth Series There is an incredible reality to be discovered...

July 19, 2018

Everything We Need To Live Like Christ

"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our...

July 13, 2018

Abandon Your Quiet Time If You Want To Hear God

For years I was told by my pastors, my Sunday School teachers and my mentors...

July 12, 2018

3 Scriptures That Just Keep Blowing My Mind

Over the last few months, I've run across 3 scripture verses that are seriously melting...

July 06, 2018

Introducing Christians To Jesus

I realized the other day that I spend a lot of my time trying to...

July 05, 2018

Liberating the Word of God from the Bible

When it comes to the Bible, many Christians are sincerely confused. They've been told that...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Saved By Zero

I had an interesting dream the other night that was a combination of philosophy,...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Is the Bible Inspired?

What do we mean when we say that something is "inspired"? For example, if...

May 24, 2018

All The Writings Are God-Breathed

Stop me if you've heard this one before: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for...

May 22, 2018

Why Knowing Jesus Outside the Bible Is What the Bible Is All About

Over the weekend I spend 3 days debating "Jesus, the Bible and the Holy Spirit"...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

What If God Is Not In Control?

Quite often, we comfort ourselves during difficult seasons of our life, with the assurance that...

April 17, 2018

God Will Meet You Now

Now is a holy moment. In fact, now is the holiest moment of all....

April 14, 2018

All I Really Know

Learning to discern the voice of God is challenging, and we don't always get it...

April 11, 2018

Why Doesn’t God Fix It?

Yes, Jesus could turn stones into bread and make sure no one was ever hungry...

April 09, 2018

What’s New? Everything!

An essential element of the Messianic promise is this: Nothing will ever be the same...

April 02, 2018

This Present Reality

T. Austin Sparks says something in the very beginning of his book "The School of...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

What His Resurrection Means To Me

What does the Resurrection mean to me? It means I will never experience a single...

March 28, 2018

The Body of Jesus

The body of Jesus was taken down from the cross. It was cold; lifeless; heavy....

March 14, 2018

A Room Full of Jesus

"If Jesus were alive today..." This is how the question begins. It doesn't matter what...