Why Does God Send People to Hell?
I address the recent issues with Rob Bell, “Love Wins” and those who question the character of the God of the Bible- who sends sinners …
Does God Really Love the Whole World?
I would like to choose one main passage from both the Old and New Testament to show the heart of God for the salvation of …
Is Heaven Boring?
“Your heaven is boring! We have multiple books the size of your Bible called the ‘Vedas,’ which tell countless adventures in the heavens, beautiful descriptions …
Bored in Life, its Time to Grow!
Ever feel like you are stuck in the same place in life? Same job, same attitude, same outlook… same boring routines? Believe it or not …
"The Work of the Holy Spirit as Seen in John 3"
The Apostle John, brother of James, wrote the Gospel of John sometime around 80 AD. The best internal evidence that points to John comes from …
Can a Person Lose Their Salvation According to Hebrews?
An early New Testament leader of Jesus Christ around the mid 60’s AD wrote the book of Hebrews for a group of Christ-followers familiar with …
Six Things to Do After a Powerful Event!
I felt led to write about how to respond after a tremendous event like we just had over the last weekend at our “2011 Winter …
Is Hell a Real ‘Hell of a Place?’
Hell. There is no other word in today’s culture that can stir more emotion, of either hate towards Christianity or passion to win the lost. …
Can the New Testament Be Trusted?
Today, the Bible is considered by many Fundamental Christians to be the infallible and inerrant Word of God. Since the time of modern textual criticism- …
Image of God
The image of God, “imago Dei” in Latin, refers to the special relationship mankind has with God as his Creator. From the time of the …
"Good to Great," Book Review
Principles in “Good to Great” “Good to Great” by Jim Collins is a secular book on what makes companies go from being “good” to “great.” …
"Simple Church," Book Review
Basic Overview of “Simple Church” Simple Church,” by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger is a must read for all “cutting edge” church planters, youth pastors, …
"Natural Church Development," Book Review
Basic Overview of “Natural Church Development” “Natural Church Development,” by Christian Schwarz is a church growth book based on the massive research of 1000 …
"The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry," Book Review
Overview “The Seven Deadly Sins of a Small Group” by Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson is about teaching churches and small group leaders how to …
"Now That’s a Good Question" – Book Review
Overview “Now That’s A Good Question” by Terry Powell is a short-power packed book with funny stories, great insight, and easy to use principles for …
Purpose Driven Church Evaluation
Principles in the “Purpose Driven Church” I truly enjoyed the many principles given in this classic book on church growth by Rick Warren because they …
Successful Strategic Planning in the Church
Definition of Strategic Planning Strategic planning in the church is “the art of devising or employing plans or stratagems toward a goal” (Webster). It …
Discipleship Small Groups
Introduction A pastor was speaking to fellow pastors at a conference for church growth when he asked how many of the churches present had small …
"Leading a Small Group" Book Review
Overall Book Review “Leading a Small Group” by Dave Earley and Rod Dempsey is a powerful and informative book on the tools needed to …
Mormons and Muslims!
I, along with Metro Praise, had the honor over the weekend of preaching at both a Muslim event and a Mormon event.Believe it or not, …
Strategic Planning For Churches!
Part of my desire to blog is to post the papers I write in seminary. I am currently in four leadership classes and I have …