When we see the story of David, we read about a man who committed serious sins, ones which would have condemned other kings in the eyes of both God and the Biblical historians. And yet he is held up as “a man after God’s heart.”
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The position of elder – or bishop, or overseer, or shepherd – is outlined pretty clearly in Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus, as he spells out the character and…
What does it mean to be “above reproach” in the context of selecting elders? At times, we in the church take this so seriously that it almost paralyzes us. We…
In John 10, Jesus describes a typical sheep fold, and states “I am the door,” then describing how the sheep and shepherd alike use that door in terms of security…
In John 10, Jesus continues a discussion with the Jewish leaders that came as a result of the events of the previous two chapters, where Jesus condemns them for being blinded to his message and refusing to accept his testimony, stating that they could not hear because they were not of God, but were instead serving the devil.
The apostles started out as a group of men arguing over who would be the greatest – who would be the most important people in the kingdom of God. And…
The apostle Paul writes in Philippians 3: “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus…
Do we think of being a Christian as a designation we take on ourselves? The Bible uses the term only three times, and in each time, it indicates the idea…
In John 9, Jesus heals a blind man, which wasn’t unusual for him. He healed lots of blind men in the gospel accounts! But this is the only one recorded…
What does the concept of “entropy” have to do with Paul’s letter to Timothy? Entropy can be defined basically as a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system’s thermal…