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Ask Pastor John: Universalism Distorts the Grace of God

By Danny Avila July 10, 2018Ask Pastor John, Bible Study, Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Theology

Universalism Distorts the Grace of God | The great irony is that the effort to extend grace to all persons ends up undermining grace to any persons. It’s counterintuitive and requires some explanation.

WWUTT: I Like Your Christ but Not Your Christians?

By Danny Avila July 6, 2018Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Theology, Video Podcasts, WWUTT

I Like Your Christ but Not Your Christians? Gandhi did not actually like the Christ of the Bible nor His gospel; and, Gandhi did not say this.

White Horse Inn: Race, Ethnicity, & the Great Commission

By Danny Avila July 5, 2018Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Missions, Theology, White Horse Inn

Race, Ethnicity, & the Great Commission | Multi-ethnic church planting and pastoring are the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

5 Minutes in Church History: William Cowper

By Danny Avila July 4, 20185 Minutes in Church History, Church Dynamics, Theology

William Cowper | A man whose sensitive spirit and familiarity with suffering led him to create some of the most beautiful hymns ever written.

Ask Pastor John: Is God Glorified in Those Who Reject Him?

By Danny Avila July 3, 2018Ask Pastor John, Bible Study, Encouragement, Theology

Is God Glorified in Those Who Reject Him? The hallelujah to God’s glory will rise forever and ever, both for the mercy experienced at the supper of the Lamb, and for the judgment that falls upon those who have rejected that mercy and dishonored God in unbelief. Nothing I say or mean by the sentence “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him” is intended to contradict any of that, but only affirm it.

White Horse Inn: Christianity in North & South Korea

By Danny Avila June 28, 2018Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Encouragement, Equip, Missions, Theology, White Horse Inn

Christianity in North & South Korea | How do the cultural forces of totalitarianism on the one hand and consumerism and secularism on the other shape the way we live out our faith as Christians?

Reasonable Faith Podcast: Darwinian Evolution and Morality

By Danny Avila June 28, 2018Ask Pastor John, Culture / Society, Education, Theology

Darwinian Evolution and Morality | A discussion on Naturalism and the quest for objective morality based on Jeremiah Traeger's blog titled "Evolution is a Descriptive Model, Not a Prescriptive One.”

5 Minutes in Church History: The Venerable Bede

By Danny Avila June 27, 20185 Minutes in Church History, Church Dynamics, Education, Missions, Theology

The Venerable Bede | Bede was one of the first church historians. Venerable is a Roman Catholic title applied to holy people who are not quite saints.

Ask Pastor John: Isn’t the Joy-Centered Life Just an Emotional Roller Coaster?

By Danny Avila June 26, 2018Ask Pastor John, Bible Study, Christian Recovery, Discipleship, Encouragement, Equip, Theology

Isn’t the Joy-Centered Life Just an Emotional Roller Coaster? When all is said and done, and we have reflected on as many wonderful biblical realities as we can, and we have cried out with David for the restoration of our joy, our biblical lot is to wait for the Lord. We are not to despair. We are not to dictate to God how long he will be concealed. We are not to become angry and not to take our eyes off Christ in his word, but to wait.

The Briefing: The Pope in Geneva, Disunity within the Church, and Vocabulary Changes

By Danny Avila June 22, 2018Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Politics, Relationships, The Briefing, Theology

Pope in Geneva, Disunity within the Church, and Vocabulary Changes | Al Mohler considers global news headlines from a Christian worldview