Traditions for Tradition’s Sake
“‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain…
Is There a Theologian in the House?
Silent women? This gets all the household tyrants excited and all the milksops agitated. While the complementarians and the equalitarians fight it out, I want to step to the side and highlight, what I believe is, a key detail.
A Poke From The Past: Apollinarianism
The question must be asked, what makes humans truly human? Is it just having a physical body, or is it also having a mind and being able to will, reason, and make decisions? Both are equally important in being a human being and both will be fully redeemed, but what really constitutes personhood is our ability to reason and make decisions. If you take that away, we are just a mass of cells.
Serving When Nobody Cares
God has called us all to different tasks, but what is your motivation for doing it? Are you waiting around for the praise, are you only obeying to spite someone else, or are you obeying because it is your hearts desire.
My Personal Jesus
How often to we desire the wrong things and create a God that affirms the worst parts about us. If you look around, you will find a multitude of ideas about who God is. We are master sculptors when it comes to creating our own version of God, but any version of God that does not align with Scripture is an idol.
A Poke From The Past: The Correct Jesus
There are many different Jesus’s you can choose to worship, but the question is this: which Jesus is the correct Jesus to worship?
Welcome to The Poking Stick
At the time of writing, The Poking Stick is launching in less than 24 hours. I…