Recovering thoughtful faith in a shallow age.

I can’t help but ponder the times we live in. The division of allegiance is stark. This week has felt like a whirlwind of insanity. It once again reminds us of how dehumanizing and polarizing our current culture has become. Just last night was another display of division—two opposing halftime shows. Both functioned as political statement pieces, both rooted in defiance. This is not a new issue, though it certainly feels highly amplified throughout today’s media. It was presen

The Need for Spiritual Maturity in the Age of InfluenceI have been seeing a lot of news recently about Bethel Church and Shawn Bolz. Another scandal has broken out inside the church, with more people being hurt by very evil things. It seems that, more often than not, I am reading far more articles on another church failure, another minister’s failure, and another graphic situation swept under the rug for the sake of “momentum.” Because of this, I see far too often a voice tha

The gifts of The Spirit bring about a certain persona with them. Either you lean charismatic and are considered flaky and weird or you lean cessationist and are considered lifeless. This is a topic that is often debated with great passion and emotion at times. Let’s dive into the deep end a little. There is a lot to talk about when it pertains to the gifts of The Spirit, they can be categorized in a few different categories. Overview of the Gifts of The Spirit. First, there a

Hermeneutics. What a word! What does it mean? Does it even matter? How does it apply to my everyday life as a Christian? These are the questions we are going to look at and briefly answer here. I remember when someone first told me about hermeneutics all I could think was “Herman who?” Yet soon after I would come to realize its great importance and benefit to the life of the average Christian. I used to think it was just for academia, pastors, and theologians. However, hermen