Are we called to do anything to end the silence? Are we called to do anything to end the silence? Or can we just bury our heads in the sand and wait for the day - April 20th - to pass?

Can you see the attraction of idolatry? "Let's see I want a spirituality that gets me lots, costs me little, is easy to see, easy to do, has few ethical or doctrinal boundaries, guarantees me success, feels good, and doesn't offend those around me."

A confusion of law and gospel is the main contributor to moralism in the church simply because the law gets softened into "helpful tips for practical living", instead of God's unwavering demand for absolute perfection.

There is no indication in the Bible that there's a purgatory or that there's a chance that God would let you be saved.

Is it me or is there a growing number of theologically conservative preachers, teachers and seminary students who just seem ticked off all of the time?

If you do find yourself in an unhealthy Christian organization, I would encourage you to consider that God may want you to leave it. My own standard is this: will staying here hurt my walk with God or harm my family?

When a leader refuses to accept what others at the table are saying there is going to be trouble. This will usually happen because the leader is insecure and needs to be right

All of God's Word in the Bible comes to us in two forms of speech: God's word of demand (law) and God's word of deliverance (gospel).

Sometime before dawn on Sunday morning, a spike-torn hand twitched. A blood-crusted eyelid opened. God was not simply delivering Jesus (and with him all of us) from death.

The most painful moment for Jesus was when He bore the sin of the world. This is what He recoiled from in Gethsemane