"To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
A congregation that is not equipped to properly evaluate a pastoral candidate is going to be particularly apt to rely upon formal credentials to qualify a man as academically able. This is understandable but far from optimal. As our churches grow … [Continue reading] about The Local Church and the Development of Future Pastors
"Till I come, give attendance to reading [public], to exhortation, to doctrine." 1 Timothy 4:13 If the Biblical epistles originally written to churches are to be a guide as to what Biblical teaching and preaching should look like (and they … [Continue reading] about Communal Bible Reading
As an experiment, I updated Psalms 1-5 of the King James Version in order to revise archaic words. Verb endings and 2nd person singular and plural (thee, thy, thou, thine, ye) have been retained as they have never been the problem with understanding … [Continue reading] about Updating the King James Version
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. —2 Timothy 1:7 I write this to the young Christian because you have the opportunity now, in your youth, to develop profitable, spiritual disciplines … [Continue reading] about Mental Health and the Young Christian
I hear people talking a lot about the need to “speak your truth”. What is often meant by this is to be your real self. Don’t conform to the expectations of others, but live and express yourself in a way that is consistent with the way you truly … [Continue reading] about The Foolishness of “Speaking Your Truth”