When a church tolerates false teaching or unrepentant sin, it violates the very conditions necessary for peace. It’s like ignoring infection in the name of “keeping the body calm.” Sooner or later, the whole body suffers.
Obedience
Why Deuteronomy Is Not A List of Rules
Living with the mind of Christ demands thinking through the process that formed the law, not just the end result of the law.
When God Tests His People with a Prophet
The miracle alone is not the validation, the message is.
Heracles Bow, Church Hurt, and the Sin of Communal Isolation
The enemy loves isolated Christians.
Sabbath As Rebellion
Ponder this overlooked theological truth: When we stop, we resist.
Why Is Saul Naked in 1 Samuel 19?
If we want to know why Saul is naked in 1 Samuel 19, we have to first figure out why Jonathan is naked in 1 Samuel 18.
Why David Feared Losing the Spirit (and Why You Don’t Have To)
Most of us know Psalm 51 as David’s heartfelt prayer after his sin with Bathsheba. It’s the psalm we turn to when we need to confess, when we feel the weight of our sin, when we cry out for God’s mercy. But one little line in the psalm often puzzles people: “Cast me not away … Continue reading Why David Feared Losing the Spirit (and Why You Don’t Have To)
The Sheep, the Goats, and the “Least of These”: Reading Matthew 25 in Context
This is not a call for humanitarianism.
Keeping the Fire Alive: Parenting Beyond Camp
"Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valley."
Stop Calling It ‘Legalism’: Why Obedience Isn’t the Enemy of Grace
Obedience isn't the opposite of grace. It's what happens when grace grabs hold of your heart.