Rob Bell has caused a stir among bloggers for his fairly incomplete definition of the term/movement  “evangelical.” While I appreciate Rob Bell’s creativity, and would not want to judge his motives (I’ve not met him, nor read enough of his writing), I don’t find his logic, exegesis or theology very sound. So, what is an …
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.
Sin, Guilt and Grace
God hates sin because He loves people and wants what is best for them −including intimacy with Him God always extends grace to those who seek forgiveness −He requires our honesty before Him, not just on a specific sin, but on our inability to overcome sin on our own Once grace is extended guilt is removed. −the …
Classic, “Yeah But”
Have you ever read a passage of Scripture or heard a message or been teaching a passage that causes the “Yeah but” reaction? Â You know, that passage is true, “yeah but… my situation is different” or “yeah but…that can’t really be true” or “yeah but…I can’t do that and God knows I only human” Well, …
Living it out
I have often stated that teaching is information for transformation.  But what is the opposite?  What happens when we teach or when we learn but are not transformed? In a conversation with George May (Pastor of Counseling and Family Ministries at Calvary Church), he used the following quote (I need to find the author): Information without …
Legalism
Found this at Miscellanies
What is the “main thing†for church?
What is the “main thing” for church? Is it the main worship service? Is it the main teaching time? Is it the main fellowship time? Surely the main thing is not the size of our building. Surely the main thing is not the quantity of our programs. Surely the main thing is not the history …
You are the Light of the World
I’ve just started at least a ten-part series on the Sermon on the Mount (for the audio click here).  An incredibly rich and challenging message from Jesus. The beatitudes are promises/statements not commands, but the thrust of promises should motivate us to desire transformation so we too may be the blessed. The Characteristics of the Righteous: The Beatitudes The …