Bible Study · Context

A Serial Killer, My Wife, and a Drunk Stranger: Bible Study Part II Context

In the fall of 2017 I hosted a “Bible Study Training Night.” Those who came saw it as very profitable, and I thought I would share this with you. Helping people understand their Bible for themselves is of key importance. Since every Christian should be pursuing to understand God and to better  minister to others,… Continue reading A Serial Killer, My Wife, and a Drunk Stranger: Bible Study Part II Context

Bible Reading · Bible Study · Context · Reading

Read Until You Bleed: Bible Study Part I

If you read ahead, the title is not as scary as it sounds. In the fall of 2017 I hosted a “Bible Study Training Night.” We spent over an hour studying one verse, Romans 8:28. “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to… Continue reading Read Until You Bleed: Bible Study Part I

Bible Reading · Bible Study · Christian Disciplines · Disciple

Fast Food Theology

Several years ago I took a new position at work. I often joke about it as my forced promotion. The position that I left was one where I usually was in the same classroom all the time. I would often bring my leftovers from home those days and also kept spare tuna fish, soup and… Continue reading Fast Food Theology

Christians · Church · Church Life · Minister · Sunday · Worship

Does One More Sunday Really Matter?

As I write this post, months before publication, I’m sitting in my office at church. I arrived around 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning as usual to prepare for the service. I looked the building over to make sure all looks well and read through my sermon for a practice run. In a little while… Continue reading Does One More Sunday Really Matter?

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2017 BLOG THANK YOU!

I just want to thank all of my readers for a great year at Maddening Theology. I hope that I have truly attempted to make simple the deep things of God for you. We have had over 2500  people visit our website in 2017 with 6000 views. We also have a growing group on Facebook.… Continue reading 2017 BLOG THANK YOU!