Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven others. Matthew 6:12. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the …
He stood on a level place.
“He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the …
A Jar of Ointment
“One of the pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman in the city, …
Keeping Memory Alive
I’ve been thinking about how many things we’ve come to take for granted in our nation. For example, what is 4 July all about? Fireworks, right? You’d think that if …
The Six Conversations
The six conversations center around the six dimensions of what it means to be human. They can also serve as a determiner of the direction to take with the conversation. …
DID I MISS ANYTHING?
Question frequently asked by students after missinga class Nothing. When we realized you weren’t herewe sat with our hands folded on our desksin silence, for the full two hours. Everything. …
Good News/Bad News
It Takes Bad NewsIf you haven’t heard the bad news, can you really hear the good news?by Tim Archer Sometimes it takes bad news to make you appreciate good news. …
No Small Endeavor
Lipscomb theologian’s podcast draws movie stars, community leaders for deep talks on faithLiam AdamsNashville Tennessean Lee Camp, a Lipscomb University theology professor, started the podcast No Small Endeavor in 2020 …
Seven Sacred Pauses
On Tuesday, July 26, our LifeSpring small group discussed prayer. Bruce handed out a prayer bookmark that we used once at LifeSpring, and the group also talked about fixed hour …
Why I Speak Out
I’m tired of extremists controlling the conversation. Christian Nationalism, Qanon, violence, the hopelessness of nihilism, and bald-faced lying threaten our world and have no place being used in the vocabulary …
“I’m a realist!”
Walking on my favorite route recently, I encountered a guy I have known superficially for a few years. The subject was the weather and a headline seen in my newsfeed …
“I know the plans I have for you….”
Jeremiah 29:11 – A Commencement Address, May 10th, 2017 By Phillip Camp, Lipscomb University – Nashville, TN As we gather for such an important milestone in the lives of you …
Revelation Resources
The book of Revelation is a fraught book. For many generations it has been often approached as a manual for deciphering the future date of Christ’s return. 666 has been …
Modern Forms of Greed
This article is adapted from a blog by Frank Sonnenberg. “The Many Faces of Greed.” Greed is a term that describes ruthless people with naked ambition, people with an insatiable …
It’s a God thing!
Philip Yancey is an American author, most known for his writings on a spiritual plane. He has sold over 15 million books in 40 different languages. Needless to say, he …
Awake the Sleeping God
I recently encountered a guy that sounds really spiritual and godly. Say’s “God is good,” CONSTANTLY. Enough to make you go crazy as you think about the people who love …
Nihilism 2022
I heard a conversation recently about the knowability of virtue, and it put into crystal-clear perspective the chasm that exists between Christian faith and the relativism of our age. In …
No One Likes the Product
The Jesus Creed is a Scot McKnight blog located on the Christianity Today website. The blog is named after McKnight’s popular book by the same name. In the article below …
The Image of God
Text: Hebrews 1 1-3 Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries. Recently he spoke to us directly through his …