In the second century AD, Marcionism erupted onto the scene of the early church. Marcion was an early church theologian who rejected the God of the Old Testament as being responsible for the material realm, rather than the spiritual realm (which was attributed to the...
So You Want To Change The World?
Most everyone you meet will tell you they want to leave the world in a better state than it was when they were born. Some people may even be willing to tell you that they want to turn it upside down. Even fewer will actually know how to go about accomplishing this...
Alternative Thoughts on Vision @PaulCGibbs
Alternative Thoughts on Vision - The Line and the Dot When Bartimaeus called out to Him, Jesus asked him a question. "What do you want me to do for you?" This seems like an unusual thing for Jesus to ask. Surely it is obvious. Unusual? Yes. Uncommon? No. Some Bible...
What Does The Future Of God Look Like?
It's no secret that Deepak Chopra is one of the leading "secular" spiritual thinkers of the modern age. He has sold more books on the topics of God and spirituality that most, and comes to the table with a unique perspective. Deepak believes that the belief in God...
Guest Post by @RandyFrazee. Insights from Believe @NIVBible @OakHillsChurch @MaxLucado
What you believe drives everything. The way you behave, the habits you form, the character that defines you at your core, all are driven by what you believe. Admittedly, we are in an age where post-moderns believe in everything and skeptics believe in nothing. So,...
Ministry in the Digital Age by Bourgeois, A Review
Ministry in the digital age is a topic that is very, very close to home. This right here, how the church mixes and operates in the digital age, is my world. I attained a Master's degree in Biblical Exegesis with the intent of serving the Church in some way shape or...
Daniel Plan In Action DVD Set
ENTER TO WIN A DVD BELOW! Based on the well-known franchise and New York Times No. 1 bestselling book, the inspiring fitness program THE DANIEL PLAN IN ACTION debuts on DVD and Digital HD Jan. 6 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In 2011, Pastor Rick Warren...
What Is The Atheist’s Fatal Flaw?
How did we get here? Where did we come from? Are we evolved? Are we burst forth from cosmic dust? Are we designed? Are we created? Are we spoken into existence before the dawn of time by deity? Is there more than this life? Is there more than what we know in the here...
God Loves Sex: A Balance Between Sexuality and Holiness
God loves sex. This statement runs counter to my experience growing up in a conservative church. I didn't learn that God hated sex, but it was never talked about. Why would I assume that God loves this act that is considered taboo to talk about in his church? Allender...
Geerhardus Vos’ Reformed Dogmatics (5 Vols.) @Logos
Overview Geerhardus Vos' Reformed Dogmatics (5 vols.) represents the early theological thought of one of the premier Reformed thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Originally self-published in five volumes in 1896, under the title Gereformeerde Dogmatiek...
InstaPray: What if we actually believed prayer worked?
I will be the first to admit that my "I'll pray for you" is not always followed up with a prayer. What is more, I often resort to worry or stress before I pause and pray. I don't understand why it is so easy to complain or freak out about stuff — and why it is so...
A.D. 30: Proper Gaze, Proper Faith, Proper Power.
Summary Ted Dekker’s A.D. 30 is a breath-taking novel that follows the tumultuous journey of a young woman, Maviah, born into shame, though the daughter of the great sheikh of the Banu Kalb tribe in the northern Arabian deserts, Rami bin Malik. Already living in...
The 7 Minute Marriage Solution
Church bells. Friend and family. Smiles. Joy. Celebration. Nervousness. White Dress. Beauty. Tears. Laughter. Kiss. Bride and Groom. Two Become One. Forever. Marriage. Most marriages have a beginning that looks something like this. The start with the most grandiose of...
@Elevation_Wrshp #WakeUpTheWonder by @theMICAHANDREW
Elevation Worship has been cranking songs for the church consistently for the last decade. They write from a place of calling and for their local people at Elevation. WAKE UP THE WONDER, releasing November 25, 2014, is...
#NEXT – Pastoral Succession That Works
It's awkward. It's sad. It's sometimes hurtful, sometimes joyful. Pastor Succession is Necessary When a pastor moves on to a new call in ministry or steps down from his or her current role without a plan in place it can leave the local body left in a whirlwind of...