Our country is divided. Divided by perspective and experience.Divided by values and morals.Divided by extremes.Divided by ethnicity.Divided by economics.Divided by prejudice.Divided by racism. Divided, but needy. How should I respond?How should one who claims allegiance and affection for Jesus Christ and His redeeming, reconciling, justifying, grace-giving cross-work, respond? Admit–that there is a problemThere are individuals …
Author: Steve
I love to study the Bible and I love to engage with others in learning. I had been privileged to do this on a regular basis through church ministry and through part-time teaching at a local Bible colleges.
Helping individuals learn to feed themselves through their own study of God’s Word is joy-giving to me. Influencing groups to do life and church from a biblically grounded, theologically faithful perspective is my passion.
Rejoicing—Perspective
If joy (noun) is a deep-seated peace and contentment even in the face of challenging circumstances, than rejoicing (verb) is the ability to be glad and experience well-being even when challenges, pain or uncertainty are present. Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (ESV) So, when we respond to the …
Learning from Church History–Martin Luther on the Deadly Plague
Martin Luther, 16th-century reformer, theologian and pastor in response to the black/bubonic plague wrote a short 14-page pamphlet “Whether One May Flee a Deadly Plague.” One quote stands out, though the whole document is worth reading. “You ought to think this way: “Very well, by God’s decree the enemy has sent us poison and deadly …
God is still God, the restorer of my hope
God is all powerful—Even when I pray for a miracle and He gives sustaining graceGod is good—Even when His timing does not match my desireGod is sovereign—Even when I do not understand His plan, He meets needs I did not know I would have God is merciful—In all my sin, His mercy is inexhaustibleGod is …
5 Solas–a brief summary
Salvation is based on… the Scripture alone by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone to the glory of God alone Or, put another way, the core theology of the Reformation advocated for the… sufficiency of Scripture to lead us to understand the sufficiency of grace for salvation through the sufficiency of faith in …
Getting the Gospel Right
This is the third of three summaries of Galatians. Paul’s letter to the Galatians reminds us that we must get the gospel right—to understand: 1) not only what God requires for us to have a relationship with Him, but also 2) how to live that relationship out on a daily basis. We must get the …
Summary of the Argument of Galatians
I’ve had the privilege of teaching the book of Galatians twice this year and feel like I was just finally getting a handle on this wonderful book. So I decided to continue working on summarizing the book. And to capture the book I developed 3 different summaries. 1. Content overview/review Helpful if you are trying …