Reasons why Van Wert needs a Reformation Before we get started, I would like to let you know this article has been something I was hesitant about for some time. Struggling with the concept of coming off as being unloving, judgmental and all the other accusations which will come to your mind as you read. …
In recent years a new movement within the evangelical church has come into vogue, commonly referred to as “seeker sensitive.” Generally, this movement has seen a great deal of growth. Many “seeker” churches are now mega-churches with well-known pastors who are riding a wave of popularity in the evangelical world. The seeker-sensitive movement claims millions …
Over the past couple of months, I have been studying under a well-known pastor. Before this, I was getting my sermons from a local Christian which preached topically. From this, you couldn’t really grasp the full context of what is going on within the scriptures. But after leaving that church and studying under this new …
The order of events of creation recorded in Genesis 1 contradicts (at very many points) the order of events according to the evolution story. Many Christians think that if we just take each of the days of creation as being figurative of long ages (hundreds of millions of years or more), we can harmonize the Bible with the …
Many people in our culture, both within and without the church, have trouble with the idea of an angry God. Many secular people look at Bible passages where God gets angry and judges people and think, That’s precisely why religion is so primitive and dangerous. And many Christians seem to want to tone down, or even …
For the record, I used to be someone that was okay with unspoken prayers, but with my curse of always thinking, and breaking things down in my head I later discovered the serious dangers behind them…
