One of the greatest things I learned in seminary was “who to read; and who not to read.” In fact, I would argue that my most important spiritual and academic developments while in seminary came from reading good books. For me it’s in the process of...

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”- Jesus The very existence of orphans shows us that something has gone terribly wrong in creation. It’s been estimated that there are 143 million orphans in the world. Just for perspective,...

Mark’s account of the gospel is action oriented. Mark shifts scenes rapidly. The Greek word euthys which means “immediately” is the standard link[2] between the different scenes of Jesus life and ministry. “The Gospel of Mark is a succinct,...

When reading or teaching through the gospel accounts one must recognize their literary distinctiveness. One important characteristic about the genre ‘gospel’ is that superscriptions to these historical narrative accounts are worded “the gospel...

This post was developed with Derek Radney What is a church covenant? “What is the purpose of a membership covenant and why is it so important to the local church?” This is a great starting point. Membership covenants function to promote church...