“When we read of the various miracles in Scripture, the faith of the people involved is at the forefront of the narrative in many cases, which can lead us to think that not only miracles but all of the blessings of God are somehow dependent on the faith of the recipient. This has led to…”

“Every leader is a follower, but not all followers are leaders, so it is just as important (if not more important) to know how to be a good follower as a good leader. Effective followership does not mean blind obedience, but proactive effort to both embrace the leader’s vision and take initiative to advance it.…”

every Christian has a "trans" identity. In our sin, we were once TRANSgressors, but Jesus graciously TRANSferred us out of Satan's dominion and has TRANSplanted us into His family so that we can TRANSlate the Gospel into all languages and TRANSmit it to all people, TRANSforming this world into His image, until the glorious day when we TRANSition into new and incorruptible flesh to live forever with Him.

Depression is a formidable foe and claims the joy of more Christians that would ever feel comfortable saying. And yet, the Bible gives us ways that we can fight and overcome our depressions. Join us on the blog as we find out how.

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Ten reasons why we are doing Pastor Story Hour and hopefully some encouragement to attend, support, or host your own!

“When we think of counseling, we often envision laying on a couch and talking at length about our childhood to a professional who listens intently while taking notes before offering some tips to help address our problems. But counseling is really just a conversation in which someone asks for help in a particular situation and…”

“We take things that are offensive to God and then reframe them in language that is more palatable to our egos and consciences.”

“Everyone virtue signals to some degree or another because no one wants to face the dragons hiding within.” - Kendall Lankford

“The issue of gender is at the forefront of cultural and political debate, so as Christians we need to have an answer based on Scripture for the topic of transgenderism. While most of us will never debate the topic on a stage or in a book, we will all likely encounter people who insist we call them by pronouns clearly inconsistent with biology (and organizations that require us to comply). This is a Scriptural response to that situation. that I hope will aid Christians in conscientiously objecting to such requests and policies.”

“Christ has a vision for the entire world and not just for our homes, which means that the scope of the gospel, the goal for which the Church is laboring, will not be accomplished until all the children of the world come under God’s blessing and have been taught a biblical worldview,”

What is Pastor Story Hour? Why should you come? How can you be praying?

What kind of bait does Satan go fishing with? How can we be protected from the hook of His temptations? Join us as we explore these things in the blog!

As our culture becomes increasingly less “Christian”, we will all face situations in which organizational policies and cultural expectations try to compel us to act in sinful ways or support and celebrate sinful activity. This post outlines how we can respond to those situations biblically.

What terrified the brutish king more than anything else? It was the same thing that gives us the greatest hope today!

Why was Jesus born in such meager circumstances? Why was he wrapped in Swaddling clothing? What significance does that make? Join us as we explore this humble sign and how it is connected to the heart of the Gospel!

It is not enough for theology to be understood. It must also be applied to every aspect of life, which is practical theology. It is particularly important to properly apply Scripture to the major controversial issues of our day. The State of Theology survey looked at how the church applies Scripture to political involvement, extramarital sex, abortion, gender, and homosexuality, revealing that some Christians have held firm to what Scripture teaches on these issues while others have compromised to the world’s perspective.

In our ongoing quest to understand eschatology, we have been following along with Jesus during His final moments on earth. Today, we will examine the heart of eschatology and what it will require of us?

Our individualistic culture often tempts us to view Christianity as merely a personal relationship with Jesus, but Scripture teaches that the Christian life is to be lived within the context of the local church. This post looks at the results of the Ligonier State of Theology survey regarding the church, which show that the American church is sorely deficient in this area.

When we think about the church as the “bride of Christ”, we must remember how easy it is to bring our anecdotal images, ideas, and societal expectations to bear... But we have to ask ourselves the question. Is this culture of “dating the church” a good thing? Should we “try before we buy” when it comes to the church?. That is what I plan to explore in this short little article…”