3 Stages in Our Fight against Sin (and How the Holy Spirit Wins It for Us)
There are three stages in a Christian’s fight against sin. They’ll be easy to remember since they all rhyme: Lust Disgust Trust Let’s go through them so you can ask where you are in your fight. #1 – Lust This first stage in the fight against sin is when you don’t put up any fight...
Daniel McCoy
What Does It Mean for the Holy Spirit to Live within Us?
This is Question #3 discussed in Holy Spirit: Filled, Empowered, and Led by David Young
David Young
David Young
Truth About God: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It?
AN INTRODUCTION TO KNOWING TRUTH ABOUT OUR CREATOR Whether you’re a believer in God or a skeptic of his existence, you want your beliefs to rest on a solid foundation of truth. Truth About God shows surprisingly strong evidence that God exists…
Richard Knopp
Book Review: Deep Discipleship by J.T. English
In late September of last year, J.T. English released the book Deep Discipleship: How the Church Can Make Whole Disciples of Jesus. In the last six months, I have heard several reference English’s thinking as it relates to disciple making–enough so that I determined I should see what the noise was all about. After reading...
Paul Huyghebaert
How Does the Holy Spirit Move Us toward Jesus?
This is Question #2 discussed in Holy Spirit: Filled, Empowered, and Led, by David Young.
David Young
David Young
Who Is the Holy Spirit? A Brief Introduction
*Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Holy Spirit: Filled, Empowered, and Led. The early church exploded in growth not because they had fancy mission statements and programs. The early church exploded in growth because they had the power of the Holy Spirit. Imagine a church whose strategic vision looked like this: I will...
David Young
What Is a “Spirit”?
This is Question #1 discussed in Holy Spirit: Filled, Empowered, and Led, by David Young.
David Young
David Young
A Personal Culture That Leads to Discipling Relationships
*Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Corey Trimble’s An Authentic Experience: Creating an Inviting Culture with Biblical Integrity. Corey is convinced (and has shown as a pastor of an influential church) that it is possible to cultivate an inviting church culture without sacrificing biblical convictions. In the following excerpt, Corey describes how he...
Corey Trimble
Warmth in Worship
The first time I went to Maasai land in Kenya, I learned a phrase used by the Maasai people whenever a worship song was really connecting in the moment. They would say, “That song is hot!” I would agree with them…especially since it was about 90 degrees inside a concrete building filled with jumping, dancing,...
Corey Scott
Introduction to Holy Spirit: Filled, Empowered, and Led
David Young, PhD, introduces Holy Spirit: Filled, Empowered, and Led, and gives an overview of the book.
David Young
David Young
Let Go or Be Dragged: 4 Things to Let Go Of
A while back I was walking with our dog Bandit in town and as I turned a corner, I saw a gentleman and his two dogs jogging toward us. Experience has taught me to never assume people have trained their dogs to behave well in public so I tend to err on the side of...
Christine Davis
The Rise of Christian Cancel Culture: Scandals, Heresy Hunters, and What We’re Known For
My 5-year-old and I were having a discussion about tar on the way to school one morning (I know, a deeply compelling topic of conversation). He’d seen tar on the cracks of the asphalt down the country road outside of our home, and asked what it was and how it was used. The conversation seemed...
Josh Brooker
The Bible Is Better Than Broccoli
My kids hate eating broccoli. I know it’s not the color green, because they love avocado. No matter how much I try to reason with them, they won’t eat it. According to a 2019 Barna study, less than half of American Christians read the Bible consistently. We know that Bible reading is good for us...
Joshua Branham
How Pride Month Taught Me the Power of Spirituality
Since it was Pride Month, I googled the pride flag to explain to my eldest the meaning of the flags around town. I went with the traditional rainbow flag and explained the basics of the acronym LGBT. When the conversation was over, I decided to do some exploring, knowing that there was at least one...
Daniel McCoy
Some Uncommon Thoughts About the Book of Ruth
The scriptural narrative of the promised land that Israel would come to inhabit included two different streams of thought: one of total separation from the surrounding nations, and another that recognized a possibility for inclusion. Deuteronomy and Joshua include commands of a fierce and unyielding separation from the nations that Israel would come to inhabit....
Jonathan Lichtenwalter
Sermon on the Mount: Salt and Light
When Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth/light of the world (Mt. 5:13-14), remember that his direct audience is the disciples. The “you” refers to those people who actually live out the things he is saying. But he immediately puts these folks in context: they are living out his principles in the world....
Jeremy Bacon