Love Changes Everything
July 21, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Bible Commentary, Featured Articles, Sundays
Love changes everything. There are many people who think of themselves as “Christian.” Some believe that since they attend a church or had Christian parents or even just because they live in the United States that they are somehow Christian by default. But Christianity as described in the Bible is a life-changing encounter with the living [...]
Study Tools 1
July 21, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Bible Commentary, Featured Articles, Practical Helps
The Danger of Word Misinterpretations As a pastor, I love for people to want to study the Bible. As a pastor, I hate for people to study the Bible incorrectly. Some may wonder how I think it’s even possible to do so. Oh, there are several ways. This little article is just one such example. [...]
Wake-up Call
June 4, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Bible Commentary, Sundays
No matter how it comes I don’t like it. Let’s face it, a wake-up call is like a jolt of mental electricity that shocks you out of your peaceful beauty rest. In my case, my much needed beauty rest. The result is the bedraggled mirror image looking dully back at me first thing in the [...]
Is The Bible True?
April 28, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Bible Commentary, Sundays
One would expect that professing Christians in the U.S. believe that the Bible is true. The sad fact is that many do not. As a pastor I find this this maddeningly perplexing and frustrating. How can one even reconcile a belief in Christ and Christianity while glibly dismissing God’s word as not being real and [...]
The God Questions
April 22, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Bible Commentary, Spiritual Growth
Questions matter. They can help you to grow deeper in your knowledge of the truth and your love and reverence for God—especially when you’re wrestling with the harder teachings of the Christian faith. But questions can also be used to obscure truth and lead us away from God. Just ask Eve! It’s up to each [...]