What is the Gospel of Jesus? In short, the Gospel is the message that lies at the very heart of Christianity. But what is it really? This is the question being progressively answered in this series called (creatively, I know) The Gospel. If you missed the first posts, you can read them by clicking here. […]
Are God’s Rules Good?
God’s Rules Are Good. The answer to the question is, “Yes, God’s rules are entirely good.” Â And while I want to provide some clarifications along the way, let’s start with how we know God’s rules are entirely good: 1) The Bible says God’s rules are good. My two and a half year old son knows […]
Who Makes The “Rules” (And Why Can He Do That)?
This is a great starting point when approaching the Gospel, or “Good News,” as it is laid out in the Bible. Â Who is it that makes the “rules” to which we are bound, and what gives him the right to do so? Who Makes The Rules? While people (myself included) sometimes like to live like […]
What The Gospel Is NOT
In 2003 I moved from Alabama to a relatively small city in East Texas where the cliche, “There’s a church on every corner,” is almost a reality (the church where I serve is one of four in a row!). Â During my time here in what is sometimes joking called, “the buckle of the Bible belt,” […]