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Ask Pastor John: Piper’s Reflections After a Mainline Church Service

By Danny Avila August 21, 2018Ask Pastor John, Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Theology, Worship

I wanted to know firsthand what those in the progressive — that’s the word they would use: progressive, inclusive, open — mainline churches actually do in their services; and what I witnessed was the once dominant and now fading mainline Protestant tradition in America.

White Horse Inn: The Foolishness of Cross-Centered Preaching

By Danny Avila August 16, 2018Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Theology, White Horse Inn

Foolishness of Cross-Centered Preaching | Do today's approaches to church programming help proclaim the Gospel or just entertain the sheep?

5 Minutes in Church History: The Letters of John Newton

By Danny Avila August 15, 20185 Minutes in Church History, Encouragement, Parenting, Theology, Worship

The Letters of John Newton | The composer of "Amazing Grace" also wrote hundreds of inspiring letters, especially to his adopted daughter, Betsy

White Horse Inn: The Ministry of Word & Sacrament

By Danny Avila August 9, 2018Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Discipleship, Theology, White Horse Inn, Worship

The Ministry of Word & Sacrament | We gather at church not out of habit, social custom, or felt needs but because God has chosen us and this celebration for us

5 Minutes in Church History: Henry VIII’s Last Wife

By Danny Avila August 8, 20185 Minutes in Church History, Church Dynamics, Education, Encouragement, Theology

Henry VIII’s Last Wife | Catherine Parr, Henry’s sixth and final wife, published two amazing books on Christian living, confession and humility.

Peter in HD 18: Times of Refreshment WILL Come. That’s a Promise!

By Danny Avila August 2, 2018Church Dynamics, Encouragement, Jesus in HD, Theology, Worship

Times of Refreshment WILL Come. That's a Promise | The singular message of the entire OT was beginning to be fulfilled in Acts 3

WWUTT: Was Jesus a Socialist?

By Danny Avila July 31, 2018Culture / Society, Politics, Theology, Video Podcasts, WWUTT

Was Jesus a Socialist? No. Socialism isn't freely giving, it's forcefully taking. A socialist government believes the state has a duty to take what rightfully belongs to one person and give it to another. That's called stealing.

Ask Pastor John: When God Answers ‘No’ to Our Prayers

By Danny Avila July 31, 2018Ask Pastor John, Discipleship, Encouragement, Theology

When God Answers ‘No’ to Our Prayers | The blessings we receive may not be in the form of what we ask for, but they are due to our prayers and they’re good.

BreakPoint: Why Some Christians Embrace LGBT Theology – Experience Over Arguments

By Danny Avila July 30, 2018BreakPoint, Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Politics, Relationships, Theology

Why Some Christians Embrace LGBT Theology - Experience Over Arguments | Don’t fall for a view of sex and marriage that does not rely on biblical and Christ-centered teaching. Personal experience doesn’t trump the Word of God and His design for humanity.

5 Minutes in Church History: The Writings of the Angelic Doctor

By Danny Avila July 11, 20185 Minutes in Church History, Church Dynamics, Theology

The Writings of the Angelic Doctor | Dr. James Dolezal joins Dr. Stephen Nichols in the studio to discuss the breadth and depth of Thomas Aquinas’ writings.