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 [...]
Life 360
February 4, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Bible Commentary, Featured Articles, Sundays
Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property. He gave to each one according to his ability: to one he gave five thousand gold coins, to another he gave two thousand, and to another he gave one [...]
Why I’m Incurably Optimistic
January 3, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Bible Commentary
Today is my day off. I spent a good part of it reading and studying eschatology. Eschatology is a big theological word that simply means the study of end times, or the end of the world. I’m not a subscriber to the current pop-theology teaching that the world is about to end. Sorry, but it’s [...]