As of today (1-22-19) I have been married to my best friend for seven months. I know that every young couple says these sorts of things, but she truly is my best friend and I love her so. Since the day we were married, living life with Cheyanne has taught me so many things about…
As we stand on the threshold of a new year, we tend to wax philosophic. We think about the circle of the year; we think about the steady hourglass of time. We think about all of resolutions we meant to accomplish, but never seemed to have the time. We intended to achieve our goals, but…
In a Facebook forum that I belong to, one of the members asked this question: since all Christian doctrines are important, which ones are essential for our theology and preaching? Below is my list of six essential doctrines of the Christian Faith. 1) salvation by grace alone through faith alone, via the atoning work of…
The title is a mouth-full, I know. But several days ago the Lord began to deal with me about some foundational principles of worship, and these three words were the best descriptions I could think of. If we can understand these three components, it will revolutionize our worship. As someone who has been raised in…
The other day as I was reading 2 Corinthians I noticed a powerful parallel that sheds some light (pun intended, as you'll see) on how we understand God's nature. When I saw this connection, it was a revelatory moment that strengthened my understanding of "the mighty God in Christ." As an introduction, some people may…
We tend to idealize the great apostle Paul: he saved many souls, wrote a big chunk of our New Testament, did great things for the kingdom of God. But we also need to understand that things were often terrible for Paul. Of the many things that he suffered, Paul was beaten by the Jews five times…
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article, Our Father and Our Lord, discussing the distinction between Jesus and God the Father. This dimension of our Christology is so important, and I really feel like it is underemphasized by a lot of Oneness believers. By focusing on Jesus' true humanity we gain so much. We find…
