The Importance of Handling Scriptures Righty

I am delighted to share another guest post by Jennifer Pipes, who served as one of the speakers for yesterday’s Bible interpretation workshop. In her writing, you will get a glimpse of what she shared with us. In addition, Jennifer is an assistant teacher for the Wednesday night class, Knowing the Bible, where we will […]

Growing and Serving in the Life of the Church

For most families the month of August signals a new school year. For me, the academic year brings opportunities to serve my sisters in Christ. Beginning this Saturday, an added opportunity presents itself in the form of a workshop for Bible interpretation. Additional workshops are anticipated for the future with the next one scheduled for […]

Are your feelings guiding your faith?

As I look around today, reading and listening to evangelical voices, I find many Christians who believe faith is something mystical that pits feelings against using our brains. Are your feelings guiding your faith as a determiner of truth? Women were made emotional creatures and many times if we aren’t careful, we have a tendency to […]

The Thick Morning Fog

As we exited the streetcar onto the concrete landing, we stepped around a young woman who was lying there, passed out in the heat of the day. Her profession seemed obvious by her skirt that was raised, her fishnet stockings held by a garter, and her body exposed. I caught a glimpse of what appeared […]

Cancel Culture – Living in a World of Hostility

Cancel culture deems we live for conformity and if we don’t conform, we are cancelled from any place at the table of influence. Most days it can feel as if the world has gone mad. From politics to environmentalism, if we aren’t careful we land in an unhealthy place dwelling in a pit of anger […]

It Is Written: Enacting Doctrinal Truths

Life is about God, his glory, and the success of his purposes in and through us. The Bible points us to this from cover to cover. Paul Tripp To wrap up this theological series, we will consider how we enact the doctrinal truths we’ve surveyed. Even beyond salvation, Scripture continues playing a role in our […]

It Is Written: The Word of God Incarnate

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. – John 1:1 We have established in previous posts that we possess the written Word that gives us special revelation. When we speak of the Word of God we are speaking of these things: God’s written Word and […]

It Is Written: The Bible’s Transformative Power

“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but […]