Worship is more than just the singing of songs on Sunday morning. It is an encounter with the living God through an essential spiritual discipline of the Christian life. Too
Theology
Theology of Missions
Introduction As a student at Grand Canyon University and a member of a very outward focused church, I spend every summer listening to countless mission trip opportunities. Year after year
The Parable of the Talents
I want to change the world, don’t you? It’s hard not to, looking around at a world that is so broken. Unfortunately, that is an unrealistic goal. This is the
A Basic Ecclesiology Lesson
The Church is the body of Christ. It is a fellowship, an organization, a building, a gathering, a bride, and a flock. Martin Luther would most often refer to the
As of First Importance
“There was a time when the church was very powerful. In those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion;
One Day
In a few days, I will finally be on Christmas break. In a few weeks, it will be 2017. About two and a half years from now, I will be
The Very Stones Cry Out
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In order to be unaware of the Christmas season in America, you’d have to be blind, deaf, and probably lock yourself in
Dwelling on God's Character
My world revolves around me. There is not one person I think about and love more than myself. When Jesus tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves (Mk. 12:31),
Dependence: A Sign of Weakness
How many times have you heard someone say, “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps”? What about “You don’t need others to be happy. Make yourself happy”? From age 14 until
The True and Better Covenant
Covenant is perhaps one of the most driving themes throughout Scripture. This theme is easy to see in the Old Testament, as God declares His covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses,