by Katie Erickson
Before we look into this week’s topic of what the Bible says about purgatory, what exactly is purgatory? If you’re not familiar with the Roman Catholic church, you may not have heard the word before. The catechism of the Catholic church teaches this: “All who die in...
by Logan Ames
My wife and I had the pleasure of going on what was at that time the trip of our lives for our honeymoon in the summer of 2016. Thanks to the Lord providing for us through several different avenues, we were able to spend an entire week on the island of Kaua’i in Hawaii....
by Charlie Wolcott
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” ~2 Peter 3:8
The apostle John cannot be any clearer when he tells us to “test the spirits.” In my studies of the epistles of the New Testament, no...
by David Odegard
Last week, constant reader, I delivered three observations on the human plight: 1) The dead condition we live in is universal. 2) All of humanity is complicit in this deadness; that is, it does not fight against the deadness of it all, but rather humanity has gotten...
by Aaron Felty
With each passing day, there seems to be a growing chasm between the white culture and the black culture. We see professional athletes kneeling during football games and “patriotic” white folks demanding they be prohibited from doing so. We see black people protesting...
by Katie Erickson
Over the last two weeks, I’ve written about what the Bible says about heaven and about hell, so earth is next on the list.
Most of the events written about in the Bible take place on earth, so for starters we could say that nearly the whole Bible says something about...
by Logan Ames
How do you like being told to wait for something you desperately want or need? That’s a dumb question, right? I mean, who enjoys waiting? Some of you might be thinking that you don’t mind it, but I would guess that means you’re just better at dealing with it than most people....
by Charlie Wolcott
One of the most tragic things that happens to Christian leaders is when they fall. Many of us have heard the stories of numerous Christians in almost any industry fall into sin. These are some of the prominent examples in my time. Ted Haggard, pastor of a mega-church...
by Steve Risner
This is a continuation of the story of how my wife and I responded to the call to provide aid to Houston, Texas after hurricane Harvey ravaged the area. You can pick up part one here. I'll pick up where I left off…
Chase over at Findlay Warehousing had a contact that...
by David Odegard
The dead condition of humanity resulted from following its own evil inclinations in response to the spiritual ruler of the fallen world. God owes humanity nothing except the judgment and destruction which they have earned. Yet, God remains profoundly merciful, providing...
by Katie Erickson
Last week, we discussed what the Bible says about heaven, and we briefly touched on the idea of hell. Today, we’re looking a bit more into hell and what the Bible says about it.
One of the primary texts we have regarding hell is the parable of the rich man and Lazarus...
by Logan Ames
Like many people, I’ve had seasons of my life when, now that I look back on them, I can see that I was settling. One such time was after I graduated college. I had grown up in Pennsylvania and knew that God was calling me to go to seminary and eventually be a pastor, but...
by Nathan Buck
This may be a very short blog post for me, but it represents decades of experience, research, study, and certainty formed from uncertainty.
My trust in the Bible starts first and foremost with the fact that nothing else I have ever read, studied, researched, or examined...
by Charlie Wolcott
The Parable of the Sower is likely Jesus’ most famous parable, in part because it is one of only two he actually explained in detail about what it means. It is also the one Jesus said would be the key to understand all the other parables. If you can grasp the Parable...
