CATEGORY: Mormonism

• The Mormon Temple and Ordinances
• Why Mormons Don’t Drink Coffee (And Other Distinctive LDS Practices)
• More Bullet-Proof Evidence Against the Book of Mormon
• Bullet-Proof Evidence Against the Book of Mormon
• Polygamy, Racism and Other Changing Doctrines of Mormonism
• The Sketchy History of Joseph Smith
• What Mormons Believe About Eternity
• What Mormons Believe About Salvation
• What Mormons Believe About Humanity
• What Mormons Believe About Scripture
• What Mormons Believe About God
• Mormons vs. Christians
• What Were the Urim and Thummim?
• Are Mormons Christians?
• How Would Jesus Relate to Mormons?
• Mormons and Non-Mormons
• Introduction to LDS Culture and Beliefs
• Living as a Religious Minority
• Mormon Beliefs About the Pre-Existence and Afterlife
• Mormonism’s Language Barrier

CATEGORY: FAITH

• Resurrection Sunday (Mark 16)
• The Seven Questions of Pilate (Mark 15:1-15)
• The Identity of Jesus on Trial (Mark 14:53-65)
• Are You Giving God Lip Service? (Mark 14:43-52)
• How Should You Pray in Your Hour of Need? (Mark 14:32-42)
• How Jesus Kept Peter on Mission (Mark 14:27-31, 66-71)
• How Do You Know If Your Faith Is Authentic? (Mark 14:12-26)
• Bible Basics: What Is the Story of the New Testament?
• How Judas Handled the Hard Sayings of Jesus (Mark 14:1-11)
• What Is the Story of the Old Testament?
• Harnessing Your Grief
• Bible Basics: How Do I Read the Bible?
• How To Come Back From the Burden of Shame
• What Is the Structure of the Bible?
• Harnessing Your Fear to Build Your Faith
• How To Harness Your Anger for Good
• Bible Basics: Where Did We Get the Bible?
• Resilience and the Power of Emotions
• The Advent of Joy
• God’s Grace: Prevenient vs. Irresistible
• The Advent of Peace
• The Advent of Hope
• Jesus’ Saving Work: For Everyone or for Some?
• Watch for Jesus (Mark 13:28-37)
• Divine Election: Conditional or Unconditional?
• Signs of the End (Mark 13:14-27)
• Human Nature: Inability or Free Will?
• Are We Living In The End Times? (Mark 13:1-13)
• An Introduction To Calvinism and Arminianism
• How To Spot a Spiritual Fraud (Mark 12:38-44)
• Son of David (Mark 12:35-37)
• What is Systematic Theology?
• How Well Do You Know Your Bible? (Mark 12:28-34)
• The Meaning of “Strength” in Hebrew
• What Will Eternity Be Like? (Mark 12:18-27)
• The Meaning of “Soul” in Hebrew
• Taxes for Caesar (Mark 12:13-17)
• The Meaning of “Heart” in Hebrew
• Is Spiritual Authority a Thing Anymore? (Mark 11:27-12:12)
• The Meaning of “Love” in Hebrew
• It’s Not About the Temple (Mark 11:12-25)
• The Meaning of “LORD” in Hebrew
• In the Highs and Lows (Mark 11:1-11)
• The Meaning of “Listen” in Hebrew
• What’s Keeping You on the Sidelines?(Mark 10:46-52)
• When Mormon Missionaries Come Knockin’
• The Unexpected Journey (Mark 10:32-45)
• Is Hell a Real Place?
• What Must I Do? (Mark 10:17-31)
• Three Views on the Millennium
• Like a Little Child (Mark 10:13-16)
• The Tribulation and the AntiChrist
• Marriage in Light of the Kingdom of God (Mark 10:1-12)
• Three Views on the Rapture: Pretribulation, Prewrath, or Posttribulation
• The Key to Greatness (Mark 9:30-50)
• What is Eschatology?
• Anything is Possible (Mark 9:14-29)
• Everything You Need to Know About Demon Possession
• Premarital Sex | Sexual Sin (Students)
• Jesus in the Spotlight (Mark 9:2-13)
• The Rules of the Pharisees
• The Cost of Discipleship (Mark 8:31-9:1)
• Don’t Just Follow Your Heart | 2 Corinthians 5
• Two-Stage Healing (Mark 8:22-30)
• 6 Bible Passages on Homosexuality that Every Christian Should Study and Pray About
• The Difference Between Disbelief and Doubt (Mark 8:11-21)
• Does a Person Who Commits Suicide Go to Heaven?
• Gentile Territory (Mark 7:24-37)
• Southern Baptists and Women Pastors
• Inner Purity (Mark 7:1-23)
• Jesus Walks on Water (Mark 6:45-56)
• Déjà Vu Miracle (Mark 6:30-44)
• The Death and Legacy of John the Baptist (Mark 6:14-29)
• Rejecting Jesus (Mark 6:1-13)
• The Parallel Healings of Jesus (Mark 5:21-43)
• When Jesus Crosses the Line (Mark 5:1-20)
• God and Math: Experiencing Faith
• Jesus Calms a Storm (Mark 4:35-41)
• God and Math: Exploring Beauty
• The Mysterious and Unstoppable Kingdom of God
• God and Math: Embracing Mystery
• The Parable of the Four Soils
• The Day the Curtain was Torn In Two
• When Family Becomes an Idol
• The Unforgivable Sin (Mark 3:22-30)
• Training the Twelve (Mark 3:7-19)
• Save Your Relationship from Sex
• Love vs. Legalism (Mark 2:23-3:6)
• The Heart Behind the Action (Mark 2:18-22)
• Good vs. Bad: Exploring Two Kinds of People (Mark 2:13-17)
• Jesus Is Greater Than Religion (Mark 2:1-12)
• The Healing Power of Jesus: Understanding the Story of the Leper (Mark 1:40-45)
• A Day in the Busy Life of Jesus (Mark 1:29-39)
• Proving His Authority: The Story of Jesus and the Demon-Possessed Man (Mark 1:21-28)
• Jesus’ Invitation to an Upside-Down Kingdom (Mark 1:14-20)
• Jesus Gets Us: Understanding His Baptism and Temptation (Mark 1:9-15)
• John the Baptist: The Disruptive Voice in the Wilderness (Mark 1:2-8)
• The Action-Packed Gospel: The Book of Mark
• When Finances Make You Anxious
• When People Make You Anxious
• When Your Thoughts Run Wild
• The Importance of Introspection For Battling Sin
• Why Control Freaks Get So Anxious
• The Mechanics of Prayer: The P-R-A-Y Method
• The Secret to Overcoming Anxiety
• Four Miracles in the Book of Jonah
• What Happens When Jesus Comes Back
• Making Allowance for People’s Faults
• The Most Embarassing Chapter in the Bible
• What Happens After We Die
• The God of Second Chances
• The Church in Biblical Theology
• How To Pray When You Hit Rock Bottom Like Jonah
• Sanctification and the Christian Life
• When Jonah Ran
• The Elements of Salvation in Christian Theology
• Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God
• Overcoming Self-Deception in Conflict
• Everything You Need to Know About Satan and Demons
• The Biblical Doctrine of Atonement
• The Good News and Bad News About Humanity
• Spiritual Warfare With the Flesh
• Who the Holy Spirit Is and What He Does
• Spiritual Warfare With the World
• What Does the Bible Say About Astrology?
• Who is Jesus and Why it Matters
• How to Handle Weird Sexual Thoughts
• Three Principles of Spiritual Warfare
• How God Interacts With the World
• Are Christians Supposed to Judge Others?
• Why Make Disciples?
• What God Is Really Like
• The Big “5” Spiritual Disciplines
• How God Reveals Himself to the World
• Should Christians Speak in Tongues in Public?
• Three Keys for Christian Living
• Run from Sexual Sin!
• Everything You Need to Know About Baptism
• Getting Right With God
• How Christians Should Respond to Roe v Wade
• 5 Teachings About Jesus in the Early Church
• What the Bible Says About Sin
• Excel in the Act of Giving
• How Imago Dei Changes Everything
• Why the Bible?
• The Scandalous Cover Up in the Southern Baptist Convention
• Three Truths for Every Pursuit of God
• Love Your Enemies the Jesus Way
• Catholics vs. Protestants – What’s the Difference?
• What Are the 5 “Solas” of the Protestant Reformation?
• Be the Bigger Person the Jesus Way
• The Jesus Way of Saving Your Marriage
• Where Should Christians Draw the Line on Divorce and Remarriage?
• Is it Wrong for Christians to Take Vows?
• Stop Playing Games with the Truth as a Christian
• 5 Verses on Abortion and the Right to Life
• Radical Sexual Purity the Jesus Way
• How Do I Know If She’s “The One”?
• Anger Management the Jesus Way
• The Six Antitheses of Jesus
• Holy Week – Easter
• Holy Week – Good Friday
• Holy Week – Palm Sunday
• What Is Arminianism?
• How to Love the Prodigal in Your Life
• What Is Calvinism?
• 5 Marks of a Rule-Keeper Who is Far From God
• Who Were the Pharisees?
• God Loves the Worst Version of You
• Three Lessons from the Prodigal Father
• Biblical Gospel vs. Prosperity Gospel: The Prodigal Son
• Three Lessons from the Prodigal Son
• The Letter of Jude
• 10 Sinful Responses to Sin
• Final Battle Instructions for the Christian Culture Wars
• Five Steps to Winning the War Within as a Christian
• Complementarian vs Egalitarian: Which View Is Biblically Correct?
• What Were the Urim and Thummim?
• Misinformation On the Family
• What Is a Biblical Worldview?
• Trust Your Instruments
• “Be This” In the Culture Wars
• Isaiah 53 – Jesus Takes Our Iniquities
• The Truth About Trials
• The Trinity – What the Trinity Teaches Us About Everyday Life
• God’s Plan for Dealing with Habits
• What’s the Deal with Anointing Oil?
• The Trinity: The Deity Of The Three
• Where Do You Find Your Identity?
• The Trinity: God Is Three Persons
• How Do I Start a Hard Conversation?
• The Trinity: God is One
• What to Do When Money Is Tight
• The Trinity: The Mystery of God
• Unexpected Joy (A Christmas Story)
• The True Meaning Of Christmas
• The Unexpected Pregnancy
• What Do You Do When You’re Angry with God?
• The Unexpected Family of Jesus
• The Meaning of “Joy” in Greek
• The 2 Sides of Self-Centeredness
• The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
• Ezekiel and the Dry Bones
• Overcoming the Fear Mindset
• Elisha and the Angel Army
• Five Lessons from Elijah and the Widow
• How to Trust Again When You’ve Been Burned
• Samuel and the Voice
• Balaam and the Donkey
• What Happens One Minute After You Die?
• The Snake On a Pole (Numbers 21)
• Should Christians Get the Covid Vaccine?
• How to Handle Guilt and Shame
• Top 5 Verses Christians Take Out of Context
• Dealing with Our Thoughts
• Race and the Bible
• The Meaning of “Transgression” in Hebrew
• How to Make Friends Who Don’t Look Like You
• Why You Can Rely on the Biblical Canon
• Real Faith is About Transformation, Not Just Information
• True Freedom and the Sweet Spot of Grace
• Is it Okay to Take Medication for Depression and Anxiety?
• Man-made Religion vs. God-made Religion
• The Promise You Might Have Missed
• Four Roadblocks to an Apology
• A Deep Dive on the Covenant Between God and Man
• Do You Buy In to the Radical Message of Grace?
• Have You Fallen For a Different “Gospel”?
• Budgeting Starts With Giving
• Attacking Your Debt
• Getting The Right Mindset With God and Money
• What’s the Difference Between a Man and a Woman?
• How to Talk About Your Past Baggage in a Relationship
• How Paul Lost His Religion and Found Jesus
• Tattoos – Permissible or Not?
• Five Simple Tips to Eliminate Anxiety
• How Peter’s Failure Proves the Resurrection
• Don’t Spend Yourself Broke
• The Imperfect Journey of Doubting Thomas
• 5 Steps for Budgeting, Saving and Building Wealth
• The Shocking Testimony of the Women at the Tomb
• How Should Christians Spend Money on Entertainment and Leisure?
• Dangerous Ideas | The Grid Day #0
• 5 Connections Between Jesus and Joseph
• Avoiding the “Happiness Trap”
• Jesus Is the Stairway to Heaven
• Five Connections Between Isaac and Jesus
• Jesus Is a Priest Like Melchizedek
• Biblical Time Management Tips For a Chaotic Life
• Jesus Reverses The Curse
• Jesus Can Heal Every Part of You
• What Is Philia Love?
• What Is Eros Love?
• The Secret to Overcoming Anxiety
• What Is Agape Love?
• Triangulation And The Fear Of Conflict
• How Christianity Is Unique Among World Religions
• Stop Hiding Behind Your Filters
• 3 Steps to a New Identity in Christ
• Three Signs of Relational Health
• Spiritual Respiration and the Christian Life
• Four Steps to Expressing Emotions
• Extending Grace Outside the Church
• Three Longings Built into Every Heart
• Applying EQ in Everyday Environments
• Step #1 Toward Racial Healing: Listen
• Handling Emotions In Conflict Resolution
• 4 Assumptions of Modern Science
• Good Relationships And Three Shades of Dysfunction
• Parenting On The Bright Side
• How to Forgive When It Hurts
• How To Pray When Life Gets Hard
• Did Jesus Practice Mindfulness Meditation?
• Weaponizing Praise When You’re Feeling Down
• Why Do Christians Ignore Other Old Testament Laws but Condemn Homosexuality?
• The Bright Side of God’s Kingdom
• Don’t Want to Be Rich
• When Jesus Makes All Things New
• Here’s Why Gossip is Toxic
• The Second Coming of Christ
• Leaving Babylon (Revelation 18)
• Trusting in God’s Protection (Psalm 121)
• Does the Bible Support Slavery?
• The Dragon and Two Beasts
• Who Is the Antichrist?
• Social Media and Christianity
• The Seven Seals of Revelation
• Some Do’s and Don’ts for Helping Those Who Are Grieving
• The Lion and the Lamb in Revelation
• Sinful Responses to Anger
• 3 Metrics for Giving as a Christian
• The Two Sides of Anxiety and Depression
• Unveiling Jesus in the Book of Revelation
• Practicing Biblical Meditation
• Reading Revelation through Four Lenses
• How to Meet a Need that Breaks God’s Heart
• The Biblical Theme of “the Holy Spirit”
• Is There Really “No Evidence” for God’s Existence?
• Three Markers of a Self-Aware Person
• Should Christians Read Horoscopes
• Should Christians Wear Masks?
• Men, Don’t Leave the Table Early
• 5 Proofs That Jesus Is God
• Different Gifts, Same Mission
• Hectic Stress: Pulled in 1000 Directions
• How Relationships Change in Grief
• The Pain of Grief & Our Hope in Christ
• Common Questions From Those Who Grieve
• How to Grieve in Chaos
• Taking Communion During the Lockdown
• How God Uses Chaos
• Are You Bored with Consumer Christianity Yet?
• Coaching with Freedom and Frameworks
• Where Did Jesus Go Between His Death and Resurrection?
• Do I Need to Go to Church?
• Is Masturbation a Sin?
• Should Christians Listen to Secular Music?
• Should You Get Baptized Again?
• Five Verses on Baptism
• Coronavirus
• God Wants Your EQ
• Jesus Raises a Dead Man
• Jesus Heals a Blind Man
• Set Up an Online Group
• Leverage Your Partner Page
• Build Your Coaching on the Bedrock
• A World Without Chaos
• Jesus Feeds the Multitude
• Prayer Tips for Coaches
• How Chaos Drives Us to Faith
• Miracle at the Healing Pool
• Taking Ownership of Your Mistakes
• Jesus Heals the Official’s Son
• Should We Believe in Miracles Today?
• 3 Bad Ideas About God and Government
• Run Your Race as an Athlete
• The Overview of the Book of Leviticus
• Where Is God in The Chaos?
• Finding Your Place in the Body of Christ
• Triangulation Versus Wise Counsel
• Does God Still Heal People?
• A Coronavirus Easter Message
• The Identity Triangle for Christian Athletes
• What is a Spiritual Gift?
• Triangulation Versus Proactivity
• The 1 Thing Every Christian Athlete Needs
• What If I Crossed The Line In A Dating Relationship?
• Moving Forward and Going Full Circle as a Church
• 15 Things Not to Say to an Atheist
• Do Prophets Still Exist Today?
• Three Marks of Good Character
• Doing Conflict for the Good of Everyone
• Five Tips For Memorizing Scripture
• Step #3 Toward Racial Healing: Lead
• Bouncing Back When Life Gets You Down
• Was Simon the Sorcerer a True Believer?
• How the Biblical Canon Was Formed
• Step #2 Toward Racial Healing: Love
• Resurrection Evidence: 5 Reasons to Believe that Jesus Really Rose
• Bringing Out The Good In Your Emotions
• The Scandal of Grace
• What’s A Biblical View Of Saving For Retirement?
• God And Generosity
• We’re Talkin’ About Practice!
• The 10th Commandment
• Asking For Forgiveness When You Mess Up
• Calvinism vs. Arminianism: Which One is Right?
• The Role of Elders in the Church
• Learning to Own Your Emotions
• Who Are You Connected To As An Athlete?
• Rules Without Relationship Equals Rebellion
• Overcoming Temptation
• Getting Your Athletes to the Summit
• The Power Of Intentionality
• Playing With Freedom
• Core Doctrine
• Managing Grief During the Holidays
• All About Walking by the Spirit
• Are You Just Dutifully Dating Jesus?
• Where’s the Beef in Your Christian Life?
• The First Commandment
• It’s Not a Sin to Be Sad
• What Happens One Moment After You Die?
• Welcome to Recovery
• Hasn’t Christianity Caused More Harm than Good?
• When God Is Confusing (Psalm 73)
• The Secret of Financial Contentment
• When God Won’t Cooperate
• When God Makes You Wait
• Seeking Approval as a Female Athlete
• Is It Ok to Abort My Child if Prenatal Testing Reveals a Problem?
• Nature and Us: Awe or Indifference?
• Learning to Wait on God as a Coach
• Christians and Politics
• Read Scripture: Malachi
• Is Racism Still A Thing in America?
• Faith and Chronic Pain
• Are Mormons Christians?
• Being Relationally Intentional as a Christian Athlete
• Is It OK for Christians to Smoke Marijuana?
• When Your Grandkid Has Special Needs
• Ultimate Freedom in Jesus
• What Was the Tabernacle in the Old Testament?
• The Power Of The Invite
• Finding Your Rock at the River
• What You Need to Know About Hell
• What TV Gets Wrong About Heaven
• When You’re Taking a Loved One Off Life Support
• What Are You Willing To Sacrifice?
• Does God Really Have a Plan for My Life?
• Heaven: Fact and Fiction
• What Happens When You Die?
• What If God Created Transgender People?
• The Choice We All Must Make (Easter 2019)
• Causes of Poverty in America
• Is the Transmission of the Bible Like the “Telephone Game”?
• The Absurdity of Life Without God
• Expectations vs. Experiences in Coaching
• People Matter
• Is Masturbation a Sin?
• Understanding Israel’s Leadership in the Bible
• 6 Fallacies to Avoid in Apologetics
• How Can We Understand God?
• Significance Over Success as an Athlete
• Who Was Martin Luther?
• Is Tithing Biblical?
• The Power of Easter
• What Is the Septuagint?
• Are Prosperity Gospel Preachers False Teachers?
• 2 Marks of a David-Like Leader
• What to Do When Your Boyfriend Is Addicted to Porn
• Can I Believe in Jesus and Not Be Saved?
• Millionaire Habits You Should Do Now
• Transgenderism and the Bible
• Extending Grace Inside the Church
• The Paradox of Grace
• Foundations
• Has the Church Failed the LGBTQ Community?
• Finding Success for the New Year
• What Are “Groanings That Words Cannot Express”?
• Are the New Testament Authors Reliable Historical Sources?
• 4 Things Christian Guys Wish Girls Knew
• Can We Believe in the Virgin Birth?
• Dealing with Chronic Pain
• 4 Nonnegotiables on the Doctrine of Creation
• Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
• Prominence vs. Presence for Athletes
• Through the New Testament (Part 8)
• Through the New Testament (Part 7)
• Through the New Testament (Part 6)
• Through the New Testament (Part 5)
• Through the New Testament (Part 4)
• Through the New Testament (Part 3)
• Through the New Testament (Part 2)
• Through the New Testament (Part 1)
• 5 Obstacles to Faith in Christ
• 5 Common Heresies Today
• Avoiding Online Dating Disaster
• Who Did Jesus Think He Was?
• Using Your Spiritual Gifts in Sports
• How to Talk Right(ly) About the Trinity
• How to Break Up the Right Way
• David’s Heart of Confession
• The Meaning of “Sin” in Hebrew
• Body Image From a Christian Perspective
• David’s Heart of Grace
• 4 Views on Religion and Science
• Embracing “the Island” as a New Believer
• When Will The Rapture Happen?
• Five Verses on Preparing for Eternity
• David’s Heart of Friendship
• Overcoming Fear as a Christian Athlete
• David’s Heart of Fear
• What If I Don’t Agree with God’s Opinion?
• 3 Angles on Faith and Reason
• How to Turn Around a Selfish Team in Sports
• The 2 Concepts of Time in the Bible
• How Spiritual Conversion Actually Works
• Finding Your Place to Serve at Church
• Thankfulness Isn’t Just for Thanksgiving (Psalm 100)
• Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?
• Is It Okay for Christians to Use Dating Apps and Websites?
• The Power and Control Wheel of Abuse
• Endorsing Shoes and the Good News
• Put God to the Test with Your Giving
• Can We Know Anything for Sure?
• The Grid
• Church Is More Than a Sermon
• The Cycle of Abuse
• Is There Such a Thing as the Unforgivable Sin?
• Worship Is Not What You Think
• The Dilemma of the Problem of Evil
• Don’t Just Follow Your Heart
• Rethinking Church
• The 4 Ways God Answers Prayer
• How Do Singles Fit Into Church Life?
• The Fine-Tuning of the Universe as Evidence of God
• Trusting God in Desperate Times | Psalm 56
• How to Uncomplicate Your Prayers
• 7 False Teachings to Avoid