• Thankful for the Word

    We’re celebrating a season of giving thanks for all that God has done for us. This year, I have been particularly thankful for the Word of God, the Bible. The holy Scriptures have been a fresh breath in my laboring lungs, life in my exhaustion, light in difficult times, and…

  • Biblical Literacy and How to Develop It

    What is biblical literacy? To have biblical literacy is to have knowledge and understanding through your own reading and study of what the bible says and teaches. It’s great that there are so many to help us learn, but how do we judge good and bad teaching, preaching, podcasts, YouTube,…

  • The Greatest Commandment

    What Does It Mean to Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, and Mind? The Greatest Commandment came from Jesus and states, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matt. 22:37), and it means that we are to…

  • Getting Your Children to Think Critically

    We live in a culture today that rarely teaches critical thinking skills anymore, at any age. Teaching those skills to our children will not only help them in life but will also help them process Scripture and the difficult questions of our faith, even if they are only applying what…

  • Apolo-what?

    Apologetics is not as complicated as it sounds. It is a simple legal term with the definition reading: to have a systematic, reasonable, and logical defense for what you believe. But within the Christian faith it is considered a branch of theology that is something to be worked out and…