Don’t be “bullheaded”… my grandmother used to always say. A bull is a stubborn beast who gets its way in the world, has to be caged, and is feared to destroy the China shops of souls. When it comes to disagreement, especially around theological things, we must always be much less than bullish. We must…
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Why Do We Care About Doctrine? | Ep 88
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Because It Matters! Sometimes in our conversations with people about truth, they will come to the point of saying, “Does doctrine really matter? Is theology necessary? Can’t we just have Jesus? While this sounds nice, it is foolish. First, because it ignores the meaning…
Confronting Sin | Ep 87
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS You Devil You! Look at this tree in my eye! Your dusty specs are truly a problem. Dealing with sin is hard enough in our own lives, but what to do when we have to address it in each other? Why is…
Clarifying Love | Ep 86
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Jesus Loves Me, This I Know! FOR THE BIBLE Tells me so. How is that? God shows his love for us in this, that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. We’ve butchered the true meaning of the Love of…
Calling Out Error | Ep 85
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Put that snake down! It will bite you if you aren’t careful. Of course, we would not desire our children or loved ones to play with venomous snakes. How much more so should we consider warning them of false teachers that we find…
Forgiving Others? | Ep 84
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS You’re Off the hook! Sometimes we fear forgiving others because we don’t want to be hurt anymore. But, we don’t have to fear and we can forgive because Christ has provided our forgiveness, our redemption. Rest well and as always, we’re here…
Conflict | Ep 83
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Brother do I hate people! WE don’t have to fear conflict. It is an opportunity for reconciliation and most of all, a reminder of our need for redemption. It also clearly gives us a picture of the beauty of Christ’s work in…
Dealing with Conflict in the Church – Interpersonally
We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”…
Brief Biblical Standards of Rebuke and Correction
Taking a poll would likely reveal that most everyone who has ever been around church folks has seen nasty, negative, nit-picking abrasiveness that has caused relational strive and separation among the brethren. Well, that’s not what we should see in any form among the people of God as the scripture says: Love is patient and…