by Matt Hagemeier | Nov 20, 2013 | Bible Exegesis/Exposition, Church and Ministry, Leadership
by Daniel Goepfrich – The noun “pastor” is found in only one place in the entire New Testament, so to find out what a pastor does, that seems like a good place to start. It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some...
by Matt Hagemeier | Nov 18, 2013 | Evangelism, Gospel, Missions
by Mike Stallard – I appreciate last year’s article by Duane Litfin in Christianity Today, May 2012, entitled You Can’t Preach the Gospel with Deeds and Why It’s Important to Say So. In some earlier posts and previous articles I have lamented the problem of...
by Matt Hagemeier | Nov 12, 2013 | Discipleship, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Gifts
by Steve Spurlin – In my last post I began putting forth my understanding of and belief in the idea that the sign gifts of the first century have ceased in this dispensation, a belief known as cessationism. This belief includes the understanding that the canon of...
by Matt Hagemeier | Nov 7, 2013 | Communication, Epistemology, Trends
by Steve Spurlin − I have been noticing an upswing in the discussion concerning how God speaks to HIs people today. The arguments range from the idea that God still speaks to each individual believer through dreams, visions, audible voice, and other people, to those...
by Matt Hagemeier | Nov 6, 2013 | Epistemology, Hope
by Matt Hagemeier − Yesterday I woke up, and my shoulders screamed. Knots were climbing up and down my spine, swinging joyfully through my neck, and taking raucous residence in the penthouse at the top of my skull. I tried stretching and deep breathing, an...
