This is Part 2 of this article. Read Part 1 here. 3. Servant leaders emerge from within the congregation In Acts 6:3 we read, “Brothers and sisters, choose seven men […]
I will outline here four factors from the early church, alluded to in Acts 6, that contributed to the growth of the early church. These factors have also contributed to […]
Editor’s Note: I’ve touched the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a place where Jews weep in sorrow and pour out generational grief over the atrocities they have experienced. I’ve also touched […]
I was recently interviewed on The Locker Room podcast about my PhD research. We discussed mission and I shared a few encouraging stories. You can listen here, below are some […]
This is Part 2 of an article originally published by ABTS. Read Part 1 here. On August 4th, 2020, the disintegration of the Lebanese state was phenomenally manifested in the […]
Many today are angry at religion, or at least disappointed with it. Rightly so perhaps, since so much violence is carried out in God’s name. In the MENA part of […]
There’s no denying that violence has an unfortunate place in Muslim and Christian history, but too often our historical narratives are laden with denial. Common presumptions position Islam as the […]
The selling of indulgences did not stop with the Reformation. Originally, indulgences linked prayer and repentance with forgiveness: specified actions of good works or penance drew on the ‘treasury of […]
There are theological issues that are up for debate. And there are Biblical passages that are difficult to understand. But what I did not expect to hear in separate sermons […]
Editorial Note: This post is based on a talk by Colin Chapman which takes a deep look at the theology of land and covenant offering Christ-centric biblical perspectives. Challenges to […]