An Overview of Holy Week (Part 1: Palm Sunday-Holy Wednesday)
|The time from Palm Sunday to Easter is known as “Holy Week.” Not only do we see a great turn of events in those days, from crowds celebrating Jesus’s arrival … Continued
The Need to Reaffirm (The Nicene Creed Part 5)
|2025 stands as the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, but it doesn’t stand as the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed that serves as one of our church’s … Continued
The Identity of Jesus (Nicene Creed Part 2)
|As I noted in the previous post, 1700 years ago this year church leaders gathered together in the city of Nicaea (present day Iznik, Turkey). The primary reason for this … Continued
Listening or Grumbling?
|For a number of years, my parents have helped serve at the European Leadership Forum, a conference which seeks to “unite, equip, and resource Evangelical leaders to renew the biblical … Continued
He Still Gets Us
|Whether you love grammar or loathe it, we need to pay attention to it because small variations can result in vastly different meanings. In the past few blog posts, we … Continued
Why He Got Us
|“Why?” This question often asked by an inquisitive child is not childish, but rather one that we should continue to ask throughout our lives because it is important not just … Continued
How He Doesn’t Get Us
|A key theme in the New Testament Book of Hebrews is that Jesus “gets us” because he became “like his brothers and sisters in every way” (Hebrews 2:17) and has … Continued
How the Book of Hebrews Shows Us That “He Get Us”
|Faith Church kicked off a sermon series this past weekend exploring a truth about Jesus that has been placed on billboards and TV commercials over the past couple of years:“He … Continued
Jesus’s Reformation of How We Read the Bible
|Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses on October 31,1517 is viewed as the event that started the renewal movement of the 1500’s known as the Reformation – and the … Continued
What Does It Mean That Jesus is “The Son of Man”?
|As I have highlighted before, the Gospel of Mark shows us that Jesus is the Son of God. Interestingly, this title for Jesus appears in the opening verse of the … 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
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
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
The Problem(s) with the Prosperity Gospel
|There are many popular and prominent pastors and writers who preach and teach what is known as “The Prosperity Gospel.” It is also commonly called “the health and wealth” gospel … Continued
The Problem with (Prescriptive) Pluralism
|We live in a time and society of religious pluralism. Should Christians view this as a good or bad thing? And how should we live in light of this reality? … Continued
Why the Ten Commandments?
|The Apostles’ Creed has long stood as a summary of Christian belief, highlighting some essential truths that all Christians should know and ponder. Throughout the history of the church, the … Continued
Failing to Pray is Planning to Fail
|“Failing to plan is planning to fail” is a familiar expression and loved by those of us who are planners! During the past few months, and especially during this Holy … Continued
Thoughts on the Book of Judges
|wIn Faith Church’s 4 Year Bible Reading plan, we just finished reading through the Old Testament Book of Judges. If you read through this book in the past few weeks … Continued
Answering More Big Questions You Asked
|In this week’s post we will answer some more of the questions that were submitted during the Big Questions series. What is Selah?In a number of places in the Old … Continued