Weekly Thoughts

Why House Church Now #4 of 4

Hi all, What does a house church meeting look like? How to start? Elements of house church We see a pattern in Acts 2: 42: "They

Why House Church Now #3 of 4

Hi all, When we read Acts we see the focus on homes. Pentecost happened in a home. Peter went to the house of the Roman Centurion, Cornelius in

Why House Church Now #2 of 4

Hi all, When the Lord created Adam and Eve in the Garden, He established the home as the primary place to learn about, know, and walk with

Why House Church Now #1 of 4

Hi all, I had been the Director of a Bible school that was part of a big church, at the time over 10,000 members. Because of my position over those

Submission and Authority # 3 of 3

Hi all, "Who is your covering" is the belief that all believers must be under the 'covering' of a church or church leader. That leader acts in

Submission and Authority # 2 of 3

Hi all, The title of this series is 'Submission & Authority', so today I'll define those and share how they are confused and twisted to

Submission and Authority # 1 of 3

Hi all, I was hired by a college campus ministry in 1981 to bring balance to their staff and members. They had become involved in 'The Shepherding

Celebrate Christmas?

Hi all, Every year the question comes up about celebrating Christmas, and with many new subscribers it seemed good to answer the

Reconciling the God of the Old with the God of the NT # 4 of 4

Hi all, Thus far we've covered how knowing the Father is a process of revelation over time. The Law of Moses was one level of revelation, but Jesus

Reconciling the God of the Old with the God of the NT # 3 of 4

Hi all, In the first week I shared how revelation of the Father is progressive. I had quoted Hebrews 1: 1 but didn't give that reference. It says

Reconciling the God of the Old with the God of the NT # 2 of 4

Hi all, We left last week talking about how the knowledge of God is progressive within the framework of who He is. That frame work never changes,

Reconciling the God of the Old with the God of the NT # 1 of 4

Hi all, One of the biggest struggles Christians have is reconciling the God of the Old Testament with Jesus' claims of the goodness of the Father

The Name #3 of 3

Hi all, This installment is about unbelief, what it is, how to get rid of it. The word 'unbelief' is used several times in the New Testament,

The Name #2 of 3

Hi all, Let's pick it up where we left off last week. Peter's faith was focused....where? In Acts 3:16 Peter stood with the formerly

The Name #1 of 3

Hi all, In many situations in the gospels as well as in our time, the reason people didn't see miracles in their lives was due to their

Working Through the Emotions of Forgiveness

Hi all, Remembering that trespasses are the injury against a person, and sins are against God, it means the struggle to forgive is

Deeper Understanding #3 of 3

Hi all, Perhaps the single largest doctrinal error in Christian culture today revolves around the concept of forgiveness. What Jesus taught within

Deeper Understanding #2 of 3

Hi all, Some more fun today of passages that when set in context, provide a deeper meaning. Why Peter walked Jesus walking on water is