The Vanity Meter

A closer look at how vanity effects our lives, both in the pew and in the pulpit.

Church Administration, Practical MattersTom BalzamoMarch 10, 2022vanity, pride, pastors, preaching, teaching, testimony, Thomas BalzamoComment

A Ridiculous Experiment

Imagine that we taught our children (with all sincerity) something completely illogical…

I Will Draw All Men Unto Me

John 12:32 says God will draw all men to Himself. How does He do this?

Evangelism, Doctrinal, TheologyKen LargentFebruary 17, 2022salvation, Ken Largent

Spiritual Wickedness... in Heaven?

We often deal with spiritual attackers who, believe it or not, get permission to do what they do to you… from God Himself in Heaven.

A “Fundamental” Misconception

Biblically, it seems that the Gospel is fairly simple. However, mankind has managed to confuse the issue. What if we recognized that Heaven is not the predominant goal of the Gospel?

EvangelismDaniel FoxFebruary 3, 2022Gospel, Fundamentals, Fundamentalism, misconceptions, salvation, witnessing, Daniel Fox

Does the Sunday School Model Need Updating?

It can be beneficial to consider why we do what we do. Perhaps there are some things that need reconsidering from time to time.

Church Administration, Church CultureJustin ArnottJanuary 27, 2022Sunday school, tradition, Justin Arnott

Asking the Fundamental Question - Part 2

In a prior post, I considered two Biblical absolutes — that any person who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved, and that natural men are not seeking the Lord. But people are saved, and that raises the question of how that is.

Doctrinal, TheologyKen LargentJanuary 19, 2022Calvinism, Election, Ken Largent

No Risk It, No Biscuit

“We are Super Bowl champions – no risk it, no biscuit - and the biscuit tastes really good right now!” This is a secular story with only temporal effects – nothing lasting! But what about the eternal?

Christian GrowthJim OgleJanuary 10, 2022Faith, Jim Ogle

Victimhood

The answer to victimhood is not validation or vindication, but . . .

Christian GrowthFloyd YoderDecember 18, 2021Perspective, Victim, Bitterness, Floyd Yoder

If All You have is a Hammer... (A Warning to Those Who Warn)

At a certain point, the discernment writer can simply become a micro-managing, ego-maniacal, control freak trying to create every Christian in their own image. Perhaps not all of them are like that, but I'm here to warn them that the potential is there.

The Nature of a Good Gift

So, a dilemma exists: do we “freely give” something destructive (or at best useless) to someone we care about because he/she likes it? OR do we freely give something helpful and “healthy” that he/she does not like?

Practical MattersDaniel FoxDecember 6, 2021Love, Gift, Daniel Fox

The Lies of Transhumanism

Transhumanism, a religious attempt exalting human effort against the knowledge of God, reflects a decline toward anti-Christ deception, failing to recognize the eternal worth of retaining God in knowledge.

Technology, Politics and CultureBrian BalzamoNovember 18, 2021Culture, Technology, Brian Balzamo

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