End times are good times I’m sure that many of us have exchanged pleasantries with eschatology over the last few years. I remember many blog posts, YouTube videos, and comment sections that were inundated with a conversation surrounding whether or not the Covid-19 vaccine was the mark of the beast, … ∞
Last semester, I was given the opportunity to choose to write on the topic of my choosing regarding the Creeds and Confessions of the Christian church. As a result I chose to write on Christ’s descent into hell, obviously an easy one to think about. And while this is a … ∞
You have two books with, basically, the same story. Ezra likely, mentions Nehemiah, and Nehemiah describes Ezra as the one reading the law. However, I’m not here to discuss the historical dating of Ezra and Nehemiah; I simply think it’s a funny… thought? This time going through the book, I … ∞
It’s fair to say that I don’t enjoy suffering. It makes you uncomfortable, confronts andcreates insecurities you never grasped, and forces you to come to grips with the evil in the world. At times, our suffering reveals the necessity for retribution or reward. Over the last ten years (but let’s … ∞
What defines your identity? Oftentimes we consider our identity as individuals, resulting in a strict individualism that seeks to see our complete identity as an inward trinity – me, myself, and I. However, as followers of Messiah Jesus, our identity is twofold: our identity is both in who God has … ∞
As I prepared my sermon, I was afraid. So I wrote down this prayer: After preaching the heart of God,If the worst case could beIf I perish, I perish. (Esther 4:16) God accompanied me and comforted me,In my countless darkest nights.I had nothing,So, I am not afraid of losing anything.I … ∞
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend Boundaries “When to Say YES When to Say NO To Take Control of Your Life” Examples of Boundaries In summary of our definition in “Part 1”, we have seen that; boundaries are anything that helps to differentiate us from other people, or shows … ∞
This year, I have endeavoured to approach reading the Bible differently than I havebefore. Some year’s I’ve gone through a bible in a year plan with Old and New Testamentassigned readings along with the Psalms. I managed to read through the Bible twice inone year. That was a good year. … ∞
I serve in kids ministry and we do our best to work about a month ahead, especially for bigger events like Holy Week. In reflecting on my lesson for Good Friday I got wrapped up in something so very basic, the name “good Friday”. It’s not good at all. it’s … ∞
It’s so wonderful when words, phrases, or stories from the Bible become well-known life lessons shared for countless generations. Words such as “let he who is without sin cast the first stone” from John 8:7 offer invaluable wisdom for all ages. While I was studying the text (John 8:7), I … ∞
December 26, 2023, we drove to my parents to celebrate Christmas with them, and once we had arrived I pulled my stepfather aside to ask how my mother’s latest cancer scan went. You see almost two years earlier she called me one day with my stepdad sitting beside her and … ∞
(I’d like to begin with 2 small warnings: 1. this post will have content that 100% will create disagreement, and that’s ok. 2. This is a response to something i was told that i felt needed to be addresses in public form as a discussion. Remember if you reply to … ∞
This blog post started as a paper for my death, dying and Christian funerals class and it may not be how I intended it to be, and I think it turned into more of a testimony of God’s love, grace, guidance, and provision. I have learned through taking this course … ∞
Our Lord and Our God, We come before you today with hearts and minds that are open and willing to receive all that you have for us. As we begin this new semester of seminary, we ask that you would prepare our hearts and minds for the work ahead. We … ∞
Over the holidays, we got our 7-month-old puppy spayed. What we thought would be a routine, normal surgical procedure went horribly wrong. The night Sadie came home, she lay in her dog bed resting, and I started bathing our 3-year-old, and the fire alarm went off in our building. Panic … ∞
