Dealing With Pleasure and Pain of Others When We Can’t Relate
(Lisa Robinson) Warning: You will be leaving the world of Pollyanna Christianity and entering real life. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. (Romans...
Movie Review: Green Lantern
Those of you who know me know what a superhero fanatic I am. In fact, before I went into ministry, I was on the fast track to having “superhero” as my profession...
Theology Unplugged: Reasons not to be a Christian – “So I won’t go to Hell”
Join C. Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they start a new Theology Unplugged series: Reasons not to be a Christian. Should someone become a Christian solely for...
Do We Still Need Miracles Today To Believe?
(Lisa Robinson) It is not long before this this topic comes when engaged in a conversation about continuationism vs. cessationism. Some will insist that we still need...
What I Have Learned About Blogging Five Years Later
It has been almost five years since I started blogging. Here is what I have learned. 1. Loneliness because of the “Blog Lobe” This one is a joke with a bit of truth. My...
When I Feel Disqualified from Ministry Due to Depression
One of the first thoughts that I have when I get depressed is that I am no longer qualified for ministry. “How can you preach truth when it does not even help you get...
Theology Unplugged: Reasons not to be a Christian – “God will keep me from Suffering”
Join C. Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they start a new Theology Unplugged series: Reasons not to be a Christian. Should someone become a Christian so God...
Essentials and Non-Essentials in a Nutshell
We Evangelicals talk a lot about essentials and non-essentials. Rightly so. We talk about distinguishing between those areas in our faith – those doctrines – which...
I Am Tired of All the Options
Jeffrey Bingham, the chair of the theology department at Dallas Theological Seminary, has a phrase he uses when people advocate something that is not a part of the historic...