Death · Grief · Hope · Jesus · Revelation · Suffering · Uncategorized

Christians Are Not Called to Skip the Grieving Process

As a pastor, one of the things that I deal with is death. I have officiated in the burial of  many people: young and old, rich and poor, those who claim Christ, and those who do not. For Christians, there is a different perspective on death than unbelievers. When we lose a Christian, we grieve… Continue reading Christians Are Not Called to Skip the Grieving Process

Critical Theory · Cultural Marxism · Garden · Gospel · Heresy · Justice · Karl Marx · Suffering

The Christian Heresy of Critical Theory Part II

This is a two-part series on the Christian heresy of critical theory. You can read part I here (link here). My contention is that critical theory is not just a dangerous ideology, but that it is Christian heresy. It attempts to replace God at multiple levels of Christian orthodoxy. The last post addressed the basic… Continue reading The Christian Heresy of Critical Theory Part II

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25 Articles From My Guest Bloggers and Interviews

This October we will have published over 150 articles on our blog. This week what I would like to do is look back and highlight the 13 people who have either been guest bloggers or who I have interviewed with over two dozen articles. This will give an appreciation of those who have helped this… Continue reading 25 Articles From My Guest Bloggers and Interviews

Cancer · Grace · Interview · Ken Davis · Suffering

How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer An interview with Ken Davis Part V

Ken Davis has been the director of Project Jerusalem, a church-planting endeavor out of Clarks Summit, PA,  for 20 years. More than that, Ken has been my pastoral mentor and personal friend for over a decade, I joined the Project Jerusalem team in the Fall of 2007. This is the last of our  five-part series… Continue reading How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer An interview with Ken Davis Part V

Cancer · Grace · Interview · Ken Davis · Suffering

How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer: An Interview with Ken Davis Part IV

Ken Davis has been the director of Project Jerusalem, a church planting endeavor out of Clarks Summit, PA, for 20 years. More than that Ken has been my pastoral mentor and personal friend for over a decade when I joined the Project Jerusalem team in  2007. This is part 4 of a 5 part series… Continue reading How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer: An Interview with Ken Davis Part IV

Cancer · Grace · Interview · Ken Davis · Suffering

How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer: An Interview with Ken Davis Part III

Ken Davis has been the director of Project Jerusalem, a church  planting endeavor out of Clarks Summit, PA, for 20 years. More than that, Ken has been my pastoral mentor and personal friend for over a decade when I joined the Project Jerusalem team in  2007. This is Part 3 of a 5 part series… Continue reading How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer: An Interview with Ken Davis Part III

Cancer · Grace · Interview · Ken Davis · Suffering

How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer: An Interview with Ken Davis Part II

Ken Davis has been the director of Project Jerusalem, a church planting endeavor out of Clarks Summit, PA,  for 20 years. More than that, Ken has been my pastoral mentor and personal friend for over a decade when I joined the Project Jerusalem team in 2007. This is part 2 of a 5 part series,… Continue reading How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer: An Interview with Ken Davis Part II

Cancer · Grace · Interview · Ken Davis · Suffering

How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer: An Interview with Ken Davis Part I

Ken Davis has been the director of Project Jerusalem, a church planting endeavor out of Clarks Summit, PA,  for 20 years. More than that, Ken has been my pastoral mentor, and personal friend for over a decade when I joined the Project Jerusalem team in  2007. This series is a several part interview with Ken… Continue reading How Faith Sustains Me During Cancer: An Interview with Ken Davis Part I

Encouragement · Pain · Proverbs · Suffering

What Not to Say to Those Suffering

My friend, Jeremy Yeckley, famously once said, “What unites us as humanity is suffering.” He said that about seven years ago, and I won’t forget the moment he said it to the group he was speaking to. It has resonated with me since then. We all deal with suffering. Which also means that we all… Continue reading What Not to Say to Those Suffering