by Tim Fountain | Dec 29, 2019 | Bible Study, Biblical Illiteracy, Jesus, Religious Freedom, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism, U.S. Politics, Woke Church
Photo of Hong Kong protests by Ng Han Guan, Associated Press Mary, Joseph and the baby in their care traverse borders and overlapping political realities in the Biblical narratives of Jesus’ birth. An attentive and honest reading of these main historical sources...
by Tim Fountain | Dec 22, 2019 | Bible Study, Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus, Spirituality, The Gospel
…is waiting for you on the wide and comfy path to hell. We lump gossip in with cute human foibles that aren’t that big a deal. Spreading rumors is on a continuum somewhere between talking during a movie and double dipping a chip in the communal salsa. But...
by Tim Fountain | Dec 15, 2019 | Apostasy, Bible Study, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Jesus, Spirituality, The Gospel, Theological Liberalism
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” (Revelation 5:13) When I was in...
by Tim Fountain | Dec 8, 2019 | Anglicans, Jesus, The Gospel
Some disclaimers before I launch: 1) Although I’m going to point at a special mission field, this is emphatically NOT some “you have to have this ministry or Jesus isn’t really present in your church” stuff. Not every congregation can make...
by David Fischler | Dec 3, 2019 | Biblical Illiteracy, Jesus
Before reading the New Testament for the first time at the age of 18, I didn’t know Jesus was Jewish. Thing is, I grew up Jewish myself. I didn’t know anything about Christianity, except for Christmas carols. What’s this guy’s excuse? From the...
by Matt Kennedy | Nov 24, 2019 | Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
“I’ve accepted Jesus as my Savior but I just don’t think I’m ready to accept him as my Lord.” Perhaps you’ve heard someone say this or something like it. Perhaps you’ve said it yourself. Beneath the comment lies a particularly bifurcated and uniquely American...