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Mark Saucy — July 13, 2022
The following is the seventh post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, The...
Eric Oldenburg — March 09, 2022
In the late summer of 2020, our local church transitioned from fully online services to holding in-person services outside in the courtyard, while...
Kenneth Berding — February 17, 2022
This probing question was asked me by a young man with whom I was spending regular mentoring times a few years ago. Now, I do not intend to answer...
Mick Boersma — February 14, 2022
My wife and I recently watched the first two seasons of The Chosen, a video series on the life of Christ being produced by Dallas Jenkins. We found...
Kenneth Berding — January 26, 2022
鈥淲hich qualifications for leadership have you observed are the least-emphasized when church leaders are appointed to their offices?鈥 This is a...
The Good Book Blog — January 21, 2022
We just received the following letter from one of the leaders at our partner school, Kyiv Theological Seminary, in Ukraine. It is a plea for...
Kenneth Berding — January 05, 2022
I read quite a few good Christian books in 2021. Here are seven of my favorites, plus a bonus book. Insider Church: Ekklesia and the Insider...
Kenneth Berding — December 24, 2021
There is no better time than Christmastime to read a book about miracles, is there? I have just finished reading Craig Keener鈥檚 new book: Miracles...
Kenneth Berding — December 08, 2021
Do you ever struggle to know how to pray for other Christians? One possible (and common) approach is simply to pray for whatever people ask you to...
Mitch Glaser — November 23, 2021
Life is replete with contrasts 鈥 especially as we approach Thanksgiving. Recalling the glorious refrain of King David in Psalm 136, "Give thanks to...
Berry Bishop — November 12, 2021
Ecclesiastes 3 tells us there is a time for everything. There is a time or season for laughing, speaking and dancing 鈥 and we typically resonate...
Kenneth Berding — November 11, 2021
Not every door that appears to be open is an open door. And not every door that appears to be closed is a closed door. Just because a ministry...
Gary McIntosh — October 25, 2021
What do pastors actually do? While the answer to many may seem obvious, others ask the question with honest curiosity. It really is difficult to...
Steve Porter — October 12, 2021
Within the Gospel accounts, Jesus utilized a variety of metaphors to describe his relationship with his followers: vine and branches, shepherd and...
The Good Book Blog — October 08, 2021
This guest post is by J. D. Greear, the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC, and former president of the Southern Baptist...
Kenneth Berding — August 04, 2021
After an extended time of prayer in the mountains last year, I left with one perspective that has proven extremely helpful to me. Here is that...
Kenneth Berding — June 23, 2021
Are you a people pleaser? Do you do things for others so they will like you, thank you or just not get upset at you? The Urban Dictionary...
Joanne Jung — April 30, 2021
The following is the fourth post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Read The Good Book Blog series written by Professor...
Octavio Esqueda — February 24, 2020
El cristianismo tiene a la verdad como el eje central de su mensaje y pr谩ctica. La verdad para los cristianos es mucho m谩s que aseveraciones...
Octavio Esqueda — August 22, 2019
El amor a Dios y al pr贸jimo es el cimiento esencial del cristianismo. Es imposible ser un verdadero seguidor de Cristo si el amor a Dios y a los...
Octavio Esqueda — July 17, 2019
El Dr. Leroy Ford (1922-2012) fue uno de los educadores m谩s importantes del siglo pasado. Tuvo un ministerio muy productivo como pastor, escritor y...
Octavio Esqueda — June 26, 2019
El poder es siempre el com煤n denominador en cualquier situaci贸n de abuso ya sea f铆sico, verbal o emocional. Todos los abusadores act煤an de esa...
Octavio Esqueda — March 20, 2019
El c谩ntico de Mar铆a conocido como el Magnificat es uno de los salmos de alabanza m谩s bellos de las Sagradas Escrituras. Este c谩ntico tiene una...
Octavio Esqueda — December 20, 2018
Jos茅, es el personaje olvidado de la navidad. Obviamente en la navidad celebramos el nacimiento de Jes煤s, el Cristo o Mes铆as, quien vino a este...
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Octavio Esqueda — November 22, 2018
鈥溌縋api, me puedes ense帽ar la educaci贸n cristiana? 隆Quiero saber el doctorado en educaci贸n cristiana!鈥 Estas fueron las palabras que mi hija de seis...