Do you know how to take communion as a joyous celebration? It is intended to be more like a wedding than a memorial service for someone who died. Jesus of course did die, but just as importantly, He rose from the dead. We serve a risen savior. To take...
Confession of faith affects every area of our lives where we apply it. Father God creates the universe by speaking it into existence. God gives us the authority to form our lives by our words. What we believe and say matters. What Bible truths should we speak, and...
The importance of water baptism cannot be overstated. Yet there are very different ways and means of Christian water baptism. We have all come from different backgrounds, families, and religious traditions. These may include the baptism of infants, sprinkling the head...
Continuing the Importance of Water Baptism The importance of water baptism increases after the resurrection. Here is what changed. The older Hebrew ritual of water baptism reflects the candidate’s response to a call to repentance and reflects alignment with the Jewish...
Salvation and the favor of God. Did you know you do a favor for God when you accept the invitation of Jesus to be born again? There is an intimate link between this favor and enjoying the favor of God in return. Have you ever wondered why it must be a free will act we...
Is Narnia a Christian Story? The Chronicles of Narnia are by one of the best Christian Authors of the 20th Century. Yet when the first book of the series is released as a movie, a surprising number of Christians missed out on seeing it. Why is that? Likey, it is...
