Deciphering Daniel 11 (Part 1: Daniel 11:1-20)
|Many children’s movies these days seek to appeal to adults as well as the kids through the inclusion of jokes or references that only the adults may understand. However, there … Continued
Praying Like Nehemiah
|The Bible does not just give us exhortations to pray, as it also provides examples of what prayer looks like. I must confess that I have paid more attention to … Continued
Understanding and Appreciating the Misunderstood and Underappreciated Ten Commandments
|I spent much time over the past week thinking about the Ten Commandments since Faith Church’s summer sermon series through the Old Testament Book of Exodus took us to the … Continued
Praying for Miraculous Healing (Part 2)
|Christians believe that God has the power to work miracles, including, but not limited to, healing people of physical ailments outside of medical means. In the previous post I noted … Continued
Praying for Miraculous Healing (Part 1)
|As Christians, we believe that God can perform miracles such as healing people, as the heart of the Christian faith is that God raised Jesus (who worked many miracles!) from … Continued
Life, LIberty, and Luther
|As we get ready to celebrate the 4th of July and American Independence, I’ve been thinking a lot about Martin Luther. I realize it might seem odd to connect a … Continued
For God and Kingdom
|This week’s post is written by John Bivona, an elder at the Dyer location of Faith Church. I’m thankful for John’s partnership in ministry and his passion to think through … Continued
A Forgotten Creed on Necessary Beliefs [Athanasian Creed Part 3]
|Many Christians and churches believe and have said this statement: “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.” Such a statement requires clarity in terms of what is … Continued
A Forgotten Creed on the Incarnation [Athanasian Creed Part 2]
|I’ve lost track of how many times I have heard a preacher or theologian reference the Holy Spirit as the “forgotten” member of the Trinity, and I would concur with … Continued
A Forgotten Creed on the Trinity [Athanasian Creed Part 1]
|I’ve always thought of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day as a “trilogy” of holidays, as we move from one to another and then quickly to the next. There is … Continued
Celebrating Pentecost and the Holy Spirit with the Council of Constantinople
|This Sunday (May 28) is Pentecost Sunday, the day Christians remember that the ascended Jesus poured out the Holy Spirit upon the church as recorded in Acts 2. The arrival … Continued
Don’t Forget about Ascension Day
|Jesus’s birth, life, death, and resurrection are all important events that Christians talk about and celebrate; however, Jesus’s ascension into heaven is rarely discussed – sometimes either overlooking it completely … Continued
Words of the Resurrected Jesus: Comparing Words
|In various conversations after his resurrection, Jesus’s words offer comfort, provide confirmation, present clarification, and serve as a commissioning, but there is one particular incident uniquely recounted in John 21 … Continued
Words of the Resurrected Jesus: Commissioning Words
|As I have read and studied the words spoken by Jesus to his disciples after his resurrection, I discovered a common thread. In addition to offering comfort, confirmation, and clarification, … Continued
Words of the Resurrected Jesus: Clarifying Words
|After his resurrection, Jesus comforted his forlorn disciples and confirmed to them that his dead and buried body had now come back to life. Jesus also clarified their understanding of … Continued
Words of the Resurrected Jesus: Confirming Words
|In addition to Jesus speaking words of comfort to his disciples, a key theme in the statements that the New Testament records of the resurrected Jesus is confirmation of his … Continued
Words of the Resurrected Jesus: Comforting Words
|We often think of Easter as one day, the Sunday we celebrate Jesus’s resurrection from the dead. In this mindset, the “Easter season” includes the weeks we spend preparing for … Continued
Holy Week 2023 – Jesus’s Holy Week Teachings Part 2 (Olivet Discourse)
|This is the second of two posts examining some of Jesus’s teachings during Holy Week that we often forget about as we jump from Palm Sunday to the Last Supper … Continued
Jesus’s Teaching During Holy Week – Part 1 (Controversies in Jerusalem)
|This Sunday kicks off what is known in the Christian tradition as Holy Week. It begins with Jesus’s Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and culminates with his death … Continued
The Ending of Mark: Verse 8 or Verse 20?
|Most contemporary English Bible translations have a note after Mark 16:8 that says verses 9-20 are not found in some of the earliest manuscripts and thus these verses are in … Continued