As human beings, and especially in the western world, we are obsessed with choice, with freedom. This is partly why there’s nothing quite as intense as a conversation about the concept of free will, which is really one that is about moral responsibility. But there is a question within the debate that is worth exploring: are we as free...

There’s nothing more humbling than being on a boat in the middle of a large body of water. You come to realize the level of faith you have in that boat to keep you safe. It’s convicting to grasp how often we can place our trust in something that is made by human hands and yet how hard it...

why sound doctrine matters in student ministry What do your students actually believe about God? Jesus? The Bible? Themselves?  Imagine if you were able to get the teenagers at your church to honestly answer those questions. If they told you what they really thought, rather than what they think you want them to believe, what kinds of answers do you think...

One of the ugliest attitudes that humans express is selfishness. There are few things more off putting than people behaving selfishly, even when the person doing it is us. But why do we do this, and what does it have to do with sin? When we sin, we are acting out of a selfish attitude and mind-set that assumes...

Paul was able to give his defense before Festus. Paul’s accusers knew they couldn’t get what they wanted as long as the trial was in the Roman court system. This helps us reflect on Jesus’ trials and how execution was granted by Pilate. Jesus’ execution was not only because of the pressure applied by Jesus’ accusers but more importantly...

One of the weirdest statements of Jesus came in the middle of the night when he spoke with a man named Nicodemus, when He said, “Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” This concept confused Nicodemus, and, in all honesty, still confuses most of us today. So let’s see what the Bible says about...