ARTICLES
Category: Faith
Is Your Pastor a Sex Therapist?
If you want to build an audience, talk relationships. Some pastors are even addressing subjects such as sex from the pulpit. Should they?
Is Faith a Feeling?
Many Christians see faith as a blind leap—an internal feeling of some kind. That’s not Christianity, but Sheilaism. What is Sheilaism and why is it a problem in the church today?
The Word Preached and the Parable of the Sower
In the Parable of the Sower, who does the sower represent, what does each soil represent, and what does Jesus want us to learn from this parable?
What Does It Mean to Have a New Identity in Christ?
The Bible tells us that all believers have a new identity in Christ. What does that actually mean?
If God Is Loving, Why Doesn’t He Just Forgive People?
Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to die on a cross for people’s sins? After all, if God is loving, why couldn’t he just forgive everyone instead of putting his Son through all that suffering to make atonement for sin?
4 Questions a Pastor Should Ask Himself Before and After Giving a Sermon
How can we tell whether a sermon is good or not? Here are four questions to ask any time you write—or evaluate—a sermon.
Why Did the People of Nazareth Scorn Jesus?
Why were Jesus and his family treated with contempt by the people of Nazareth where he grew up?
Holding Fast to Your Christian Liberty
Some people add rules or advocate certain lifestyles for Christians to follow that the Bible doesn’t command. How can believers hold fast to their Christian liberty?
3 Petitions of the Serenity Prayer
What are some of the Bible passages that likely inspired the writing of the beloved Serenity Prayer?