I recently heard someone describe non-Christians as their enemies. It didn't sit well with me for a lot of reasons, one of which is it doesn't resonate with Scripture. Sure, if you take the military posture of some Old Testament passages and apply it to today you could justify that attitude. But that perspective doesn't fit the whole of the…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:30AM (EST). ⊕ Three for the World ⊕ Hard-fought Hallelujah ⊕ The…...
Read MoreIt's been a minute since I served on a church staff. When I was seventeen I made a decision at a church camp that put me on a trajectory for Bible college and then grad school at a seminary. It also put me in a pipeline for ministry positions. I've worked at churches in Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The last…...
Read MoreA Prayer Guide from a theological leader from the underground church in China: For security reasons, I will only use my English name, Evangeline. My Christian background is the Chinese underground family church, where my father serves as a pastor. In 2010, he and other servants of God established an underground seminary. I taught there for three years before coming…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:30AM (EST). ⊕ Three for the World ⊕ Stop Blaming the Truth…...
Read MoreI'm starting a new column called "Three for the World" where I will feature short posts you can typically read in a few minutes about what God is doing through amazing women and men around the world. This post is about the remarkable Christian leaders in Ukraine. After extremely unfortunate, inaccurate, and harmful comments by the President of the United…...
Read More"What about gluttony?" the person standing next to me shouted towards the stage. There was a large man near the platform speaking at the microphone at this particular denominational gathering. He was accusing a ministry leader (the man standing next to me) of being reckless for inviting a pastor who was known to drink beer to speak at a conference.…...
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