Someone recently used the term “sin management system” in a video to describe how many institutional churches function. I’ve thought about that idea a lot since then. The Bible tells us Jesus came to set us free from sin, not to be enslaved to a New Testament version of the Old Covenant temple system. There …
A few weeks ago I watched a video discussing yet another split among Reformed Christians. The men had a podcast and YouTube channel together, differences arose, and one was allegedly forced out. We will never know the complete truth of what happened, but it was clear the disagreement was not over primary issues. It was …
This week I picked up Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian again in an attempt to finish it. I completed the Part 1 (Gender in Evangelical History) which gave an overview of the different ways cultural movements have impacted the body of Christ in regards to these questions. It was interesting and I learned some new things. …
The palace has announced King Charles will not be offering an Easter message for 2026. As news outlets point out, it is not guaranteed that the monarch will offer an Easter message each year. Last year he did one and took the opportunity to praise Islam and Judaism rather than simply focus on Jesus Christ …
I watched the first two segments Candace Owens did on Erika Kirk to see what kind of approach she was taking with this. I don’t know if I’ll watch any others simply because I feel like I already know enough about the Widow Who Grieves Differently. I think people are getting lost in the weeds …
Caroline and I just finished watching The Civil War by Ken Burns for her American History credit. I watched it many years ago, but it was new for Caroline. It was thought-provoking and sobering to watch it again now given the times in which we live. David said to me in a message a few …
Christians trust the people who translate the Bible. How would it make you feel to discover that these Bible translators systematically and deliberately leave out a crucial word (melló) over and over again in the New Testament? What if leaving this word out completely changes how you might understand passages about the End of the …
