Posts in category Knowing the Word

“How does the gospel apply to your struggle?” This is one of my favorite questions to ask in discipling conversations. More often than not, however, …

Authors have no way of knowing which articles will prove most helpful or resonate with readers. Sometimes an article that we are just sure will …

Earlier this year, I spoke at a Christian educators conference in Thailand and posed the following question to the folks in attendance: “Is the Bible …

With the Old Testament and historical background in place in previous articles, it’s time to examine Mark 7:1–13 in more detail.  In other words, it’s …

This brief series of articles arises from the concern that conservative Christianity is in danger of the sin of idolatry.  I’ll go a bit further …

Even though 2.6 billion people claim to be Christian, the New Testament predicts false Christians will be many, true Christians will be few, and the …

To many of you reading this blog, the words conservative and traditional are sacred cows.  I think of myself as a conservative Christian.  If you …

When we think about the Kingdom of God, we tend to think of the Gospels where Jesus’ offered the kingdom and His people rejected it. …

When we think about the Great Commission, we tend to think of the five obvious instances in the Gospels and Acts. In each, Jesus commands …

Today’s analysis will be the final article in this week’s series on Church-Planting and Disciple-Making Movements. The methods we’ve explored thus far espoused by movement …