The typical leadership conference claims to enable you to be a successful leader with all the added benefits of wealth and prosperity – if you would faithfully follow the “guaranteed-to-work” principles. The Apostle Paul also gave us some leadership principles. The letter of 1 Corinthians in the Bible is not a leadership manual but rather… Continue reading Not your usual leadership principles
What will our resurrection bodies be like?
We love superheroes. When I was 7 years-old I just about gave my mother a heart-attack by dressing up as Batman and climbing onto a high, narrow wall and casually strolling along it. Thankfully, she managed to cajole me down. We especially like it when superheroes are “normal” first, then something odd happens and they discover… Continue reading What will our resurrection bodies be like?
Why do we believe in the resurrection of the body?
A Swiss company has taken a fascinating and unexpected approach to memorializing our loved ones who have passed. The company will compress and super-heat your loved one’s cremated ashes and turn them into a man-made diamond that can be worn and cherished. It all begins with a chemical process that extracts the carbon from the… Continue reading Why do we believe in the resurrection of the body?
What is the Trinity? (and why is it important?)
A tortoise was making his way across the lawn when all of a sudden he was nastily mugged by a ruthless gang of snails. Later, when the tortoise reported the crime at the police station, the officer asked him if he could describe any of his attackers. The tortoise replied, “Oh officer, it all happened… Continue reading What is the Trinity? (and why is it important?)
Should women be pastors?
Apparently the latest trend is for husbands and their wives to “co-pastor” and “co-lead” churches. On trendy churches’ websites there is most times a picture of the dynamic ministry duo introducing themselves as “pastors so-and-so”. Is this right? Should churches be lead by couples? Perhaps even more controversially, should churches be lead by women? 1… Continue reading Should women be pastors?