What Is Driving the Great Dechurching Trend?
The church must be the church. And this is what it has to offer the world that the world does not already have: authentic biblical community. Understanding the great dechurching trend is crucial.
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Following Jesus Is a Life-Changing Act
To follow Jesus means that your heart is fully His, not divided in its loyalties. Jesus didnt want little professions and half-hearted commitments or weak, watered-down responses to the following Jesus act.
You Can Recognize False Prophets By Their Fruit
If there is any lesson we can pull from church history, it is to draw a clearer line between the activity of God and the virtue (or lack thereof) of men and women, especially when trying to recognize false prophets by their fruit.
3 Aspects of Leadership That Can’t Be Taught: Intangible Leadership Qualities
While intangibles like leadership qualities cant be taught, they can be envisioned and, more importantly, aspired to.
Misinterpreting Essential Scriptures: The Misunderstanding Scripture Meaning
What is interesting about the most viral verses being tweeted, hashtagged, shared, favorited, bookmarked or highlighted whether through Bible Gateway, YouVersion, or any other source is that the reason they went viral had little to do with the actual meaning of the verse itself, highlighting a common misunderstanding scripture meaning.
Be Sure to Read the Fine Print of Trigger Warnings Explained
So heres the reaction Jesus meant to trigger: coming to Him means coming to Him as not only Savior, but also Lord. Understanding trigger warnings explained is crucial in navigating modern discourse.
Biblical Stewardship of Nature
Politicization has invaded our thinking to such a degree that when it comes to environmental concerns and challenges, responsibilities and commitments, we think about our political moorings before we look to what the Bible actually says about biblical stewardship of creation.
Defending Biblical Marriage
It takes courage to stand with Scripture in a culture hostile to its moral compass, especially when defending the biblical marriage definition against shifting societal norms. Sometimes it takes even more courage to stand up to your own religious peers when they are the ones capitulating to that culture.
Take 40 Days and Use Them for Your Resurrection
Have you set aside 40 days for new beginnings to be sure youre doing what God wants, to prepare yourself to do what God wants, or to address something in your life so that youre living the way God wants?
A Disease of the Human Heart
And there is only one cure. It is not another law, though new ones may be needed; it is not a change in policing, though changes may be needed. Those are band-aids—helpful, perhaps, but band-aids. They do not address the disease.