Josh, why are you doing this? Friends and detractors alike have asked me this same question over the last few weeks. Why enter the decades-old debate regarding KJV-Onlyism? Why go public with my views rather than keeping them to myself and my church? It’s because I want to stay in unity and fellowship with my brothers who use the KJV, but some of them have … Continue reading A Bible for the Plow Boy
As humans, we have the proclivity to speak authoritatively on subjects in which we know very little. “I seriously don’t think Donald Trump will make it past the primaries.” – J. Teis, June 16, 2015. “Disney purchased Star Wars? They’ll probably destroy it!” – J. Teis, October 30, 2012. “I can say with certainty, that this whole Facebook thing is a fad.” – J. Teis, … Continue reading Mental Illness and the Christian Church
Over the past few years the Lord has led me on a journey that brought great growth to my personal relationship with Jesus. Sadly, I had developed some poor theology relating to music that left me in bondage to tradition.[1] Christian music became a duty not a delight because I lived in fear of inadvertently displeasing God with a wrong selection.[2] So I set a … Continue reading The Book Every Independent Baptist Must Read
So, how did the Bible get made? From where did it come? I heard a comedian once say, “Christians are so funny. They believe that God wrote a book, threw it from heaven and somebody found it in a field.” Not only is this inaccurate and insulting, it’s also a bit naïve. As Christians we believe that God moved holy men to write specific things … Continue reading How We Got Our Bible
Here is my list of the best books I read this past year. This is the 2nd part of a list I began a few days ago (The complete list is in alphabetical order.) Read Part 1 of this post: The Best Books I Read in 2013 – Part 1 The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni My friend Sam Brock from Ironwood recommended this book to … Continue reading The Best Books I Read in 2013 – Part 2
Here is my list of the best books I read this past year. In this post I will be sharing 5 books and in part 2 I will be sharing 5 more. (The complete list is in alphabetical order.) Deep & Wide by Andy Stanley The main premise of this book is creating churches that unchurched people love to attend. I found the book challenging … Continue reading The Best Books I Read in 2013 – Part 1
Throughout history it is puzzling to see the church change its doctrine from one generation to the next. How does this happen? If the Bible clearly states a truth and the church believes the truth, how then does the church’s doctrine change?
Growing up in church, I often heard preachers talk about the flesh and the spirit. As I understood it, the flesh was bad and the spirit was good. I was not to live in the flesh, walk after the flesh, and enjoy fleshly things. Yet, this confused me, because I looked at myself and understood that I was just a guy made out of flesh. So, what is the Bible talking about when it uses that word, flesh?
