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(This post in the introduction to a series called “Three Views on Christians and Horror.” I introduced the concept of this series previously in a post called “Four Views: Christians Participating in Horror Genres.” No one wanted to write an essay defending one of the four views, so we changed the series to “Three Views.”) Psycho, Nosferatu, Alien, Night of the Living Dead, The S...

Last week, I went to the doctor for a physical checkup. I did not feel bad; I didn’t have any symptomatic issues. But, it was time for a physical. The doctor examined me thoroughly and did not find any external issues. But, when he started talking internal issues – minute issues actually – he said that he found problems. While I was not having any outward physical symptoms, he said there were som...

As I stated in the last post, laziness can destroy a Christian's life.  Laziness will rob you of joy.  Laziness will make your heart turn cold to the things of the Lord.  So we have to guard our hearts against laziness.  We need to learn from the ant and not be lazy (Proverbs 6:6-11). I have already wrote on how to battle laziness when it comes to Bible reading and study.  Now lets turn to prayer.  We all know that w...

Laziness can destroy a Christian life.  Laziness can creep in when we least expect it and it can destroy a prayer life or an evangelistic life.  Laziness has destroyed many who claimed to love God and want to follow Him in all that they say or do.  And the sad reality is that none of us are not prone to be lazy.  It’s in our DNA to be lazy.  Some of us are better at it than others but all of us can be lazy especially wh...

Five years ago, when I started this blog, I started it for a very specific reason: to study the purpose of the assembling of the church according to the New Testament. For that reason, I named the blog “The Assembling of the Church.” I was about to begin PhD studies (on the same topic), and I wanted this blog to be a place where I could write about and discuss my studies. Over the years, I’ve lea...

When I look at the church today, as we typically see it in the west (especially in the USA), and then when I look at the church as it is described in the New Testament, one word comes to mind: impossible. Can you imagine the modern church relying on the service of the entire body for teaching, serving, proclaiming the gospel, caring for the sick, etc. instead of relying primarily on the work of trained leaders? Th...

In the Gospels, Jesus called people to follow him. They spent time with him, ate with him, watched and listened as he talked with and taught others, observed his miracles and concern for others, and were witnesses of his death, burial, and resurrection. He called these people his disciples, and one of Jesus’ last commands to them was for them to “make disciples.” When Paul sent a letter of encouragement to h...

Yeah, I know… everybody and their sister (in the USA) is writing a post about Independence Day. Not the movie… the patriotic holiday. The day that the USA celebrates it’s rebellion from… I mean, independence from England. No, I’m not anti-American. Not at all. I’m very grateful to God that I was born in the country in which I have many personal freedoms. But, I’m also tire...

I love the picture of “doctrine” that Paul paints for us in Titus 2. Yes, Paul calls it doctrine in Titus 2:1 – “But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine.” Yesterday, I read a post by a friend of mine. This post reminded me of part of Titus 2. The post was written by my friend Meagan for the site “Prayer of Hannah” and was called “Why I love having a &#...

Five years ago, back when I first started this blog, our family had just moved out of “seminary housing” into “the real world.” We bought a house nearby, and with that purchase came the joys and pains of owning a house again, including lawn maintenance. This is one of the first post that I wrote on the topic of making disciples. It was called “Discipleship and a lawn mower.” (Th...