This popular worn-out cliché has been echoed in many sermons, monologues, YouTube videos, Instagram reels, and the like. Those who usually vocalize this claim tend either to have no formal theological training, have never entered seminary, and consider it the end of a devotional life. The term, cemetery, gets its wording from the spiritually dead…
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Should Christians Believe In Santa Claus?
You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout I’m telling you why…Santa Claus is NOT coming to town! This time of year, is filled with joy and giving, trees and caroling, eggnog and mistletoe but should Christians believe in a jolly old man who lives out his days in one of…
4 Ways Young Adults Should Influence Gen Z’s
Leadership is Influence and not just authority! This quote taken from Ken Blanchard is precisely what is required for today’s young adults who have become the new mentors, spiritual leaders, big brothers and sisters to an upcoming generation that has become dominated by cancellation rather than articulation. Generation Z falls into an era of being…
Jesus, the Prince of Demons?
An interpreative work on Matthew 12:22-37 The drama of what I consider as the Beelzebul controversy unfolds in this narrative of Matthew that has dealt with Jesus’ public ministry which has sparked outrage with the Jewish religious leaders. This contesting from the miraculous works has caused tension and accusation towards the messiah of using demonic…
Confessions Of A Christian Cop In The Wake Of George Floyd
As I begin to reflect upon the past weeks and the events of May 25, my heart is grieved and spirit heavy with the burden of carrying this shield. For 17 years, I’ve worked in some of the most poverty-stricken and violent neighborhoods across the country, desensitized to the reality of racism even coming from…
The Pistis Christou Debate
The Pistis Christou debate has been a problematic phrase uttered in Pauline literature among scholars and continues to be the subject of immersing new interpretations. The two main exegetical arguments center on the genitive use of the phrase found in the third chapter of Romans and other epistles (Gal.2:16.20,3:22; Eph.3:12; Phil.3:9). The objective (anthropological) or faith in Christ’s…
A Interpretative Review of Romans 3:21-31
Paul’s exposition of the Gospel has now reached its rhetorical peak and in some way, the heart of the epistle can be located within these verses that accentuates the saving work of Christ. The apostle has been arguing against any distinction from Jew and Gentile towards God’s judgment and wrath that involves a transition of…
The Calm Found In The Chaos
“The wasted city is broken down; every house is shut up so that none can enter.” Isa. 24:10 If you are reading this then you are quite aware of the pandemic surrounding COVID-19 and its worldwide effect on the very fabric of our livelihood. Shelves that were once filled have been replaced by emptiness and scarcity…
Cultivating a Culture of Honor
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Romans 12:10 There is a growing concerning that continues to plague our pews and that is the need for developing and cultivating a culture of honor. Honor can be described as a social term in the evaluation of one another which can include…
The Teleological Argument for God’s Existence
The teleological argument has historically been one of the most widely cited and popular arguments concerning the existence of God. Also known as the “argument from design,” it states that an intelligent designer must exist since the universe and living things possess marks of a design according to their natural order and pattern. In recent…
A Theological Policy Analysis on Immigration
Roughly about 34 million lawful immigrants live within the United States and approximately 1 million unauthorized immigrants currently possess temporary permission to live and work through DACA (Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). This proposal, like so many others, have perimeters and guidelines that govern the lawful status of those undocumented. Since the Immigration…
An Exposition of Psalm 23
One of the most beloved and memorized from the entire Psalter includes the twenty-third psalm from the shepherd boy who becomes king, David. The great Baptist preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, called it “the pearl of psalms,” probably for its metaphoric usage and elements of prayer language that can be studied from every line. The motif…
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