by admin | Nov 2, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Idolatry, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Salvation, Sin, Trust
In today’s post, we will pause to look at John 12:4-6 a little longer. Just who was Judas and why did Christ choose him as a disciple? It is interesting that John gives more time to Judas than the other three gospels. John also gives details that none of the other...
by admin | Oct 25, 2026 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Idolatry, Obedience, Salvation
Before we leave John 11, verse 21 deserves some discussion. “Martha therefore said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” We often say to God similar statements. We may say something like, “Lord, if you had only acted sooner or...
by admin | Nov 30, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Idolatry, Justification by Faith, Salvation
Music and singing in particular predate recorded history. It is readily apparent that music and singing are a component of worshiping God. Music and singing are referenced many times throughout the Old Testament of the Bible, often in connection with worship of God....
by admin | Feb 2, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Idolatry, Obedience
This topic was developed over the 2024 Christmas break. On Christmas morning, our family reads the traditional story from Luke chapter 2 telling the birth of Christ. This Christmas, we decided to do something different and read multiple passages, including the wise...
by admin | Oct 8, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Idolatry
In this final post on Church Growth Tactics Are Not Evangelism, I am going to wade into the contemporary music debate as it relates to use of such music in worship of God. As I wade into this debate, I freely acknowledge that I know next to nothing about music theory....
by admin | Oct 1, 2023 | Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Idolatry
There are yet two important topics we should cover to help us better understand the danger of the power and expansion of the Church Growth Movement. The first is the Church Growth Movement’s ties to and roots in the New Age Movement. Tim Keller, who recently died, is...