In 1 Corinthians 14:24, Paul starts out, “if all of you are prophesying… .” Let me stop right there. Paul’s very statement there is significant, because he makes the assumption that it is possible for everyone to prophesy . . . Paul directly assumes that everyone can prophesy, and it implies that it is a normal part of the gathering together process.
What were the sequence of events that occurred on that Holy Week almost 2000 years ago? Church tradition says that Jesus was crucified on Friday, and rose on Sunday morning, but this is highly improbable since Jesus said that He… Read More ›
As Christians in the twenty-first century in the Western world, we see the commercialization of Christmas and how St. Nicholas was changed to a secular magical figure. But the lessons we learn from the life of St. Nicholas can remind us how we ought to live each day.
This was not what I was accustomed to on Sunday mornings, where hymns were sung with an expected austerity that was interpreted as reverence. But in this young assembly, I saw other young people celebrating the God I had become so deeply endeared to. I realized that my emotions, given by God, could be expressed so that others may see my joy in being His child. This experience was a game changer for me.
One of the most common arguments against organic fellowships (aka “home church”, “simple church”, “house church,” etc.) is the argument around heresy. Heresy, simply put, is wrong teaching, or teaching that strays from what is accepted as truth. It is… Read More ›
If you had an active father in your life growing up, you probably didn’t realize how important that was. I can’t help but think that that is the way it is supposed to be—it should be the norm. No father… Read More ›
I’ve been down the traditional road, but over the past fifteen years, or so, however, I have been taken beyond tradition by some of the most simple truths of scripture.
Beyond Traditon 