Imagine two patients diagnosed with terminal cancer.Both are prescribed chemotherapy. One receives the real thing—an intravenous mixture packed with cytotoxic agents designed to destroy cancer cells. The other receives a solution labeled “chemo,” but it’s made of vitamins, sugar water, and saline. It carries the name, but lacks the necessary power to save. As such, … Continue reading Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?
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From Fog Machines to Incense: Why Millennials and Gen Z Are Turning to Liturgy
As celebrity pastors fall and hype-driven churches lose ground, a surprising trend emerges: Millennials and Gen Z are rediscovering liturgy, creeds, and historic worship. Here’s why the future of the church may look more ancient than you think.
Prophetic Literacy and the End of an Age
N. T. Wright, when speaking of prophecy writes, "Prophets were not fortune tellers. They were covenant watchdogs."
Gospels vs. Epistles: Key Differences Explained
"To summarize the argument in a phrase: the Gospels major in ramification, the Epistles major in application."
Understanding John 1:51: Jesus as Our Connection to Heaven
"And he said to him, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.'" John 1: 51 Context The Gospel of John opens with a grand, cosmic prologue that introduces Jesus as the Word who was with God in the … Continue reading Understanding John 1:51: Jesus as Our Connection to Heaven
How We Raise Children to Break
Parents in America have this remarkable and globally unique ability to remove their children from the grief of much suffering. This is a blessing! But it can also have unintended consequences.
From Servants and Citizens to Sonship
You see, we typically focus on the main characters, as we rightly should: the Father, the older son, and the prodigal son. But I think we sell ourselves (and the story) short if we stop there.
The Way Forward
“What if I have already had sex? What if I have already been looking at porn?” Our answer is usually “repent, and don’t.” I’m not convinced that cuts it.
This Is Clearly A Rant
I’m dour because I feel like I am watching two ideologies pull at Christendom like two stray dogs fighting over a chicken bone—and the bone is trying to figure out which dog it would prefer to chew on it.
A New Frontier for Local Missions?
Here is where this all ties together—the missions numbers, church stats, and discussion of influence: should the focus of local missions change?
Weston Blaha 