Simply Gospel

May my steps be worship. May my thoughts be praise.

  • Five Bible Verses You Need to Stop Misusing

    Five Bible Verses You Need to Stop Misusing Christians read (and quote) Scripture in tiny, artificial fragments all the time. And by doing so, do we alter the meaning without even realizing it. Digital Bible apps make it easier than ever to Twitterize holy writ. But we’ve been doing it for ages. Here are some Continue reading

  • Baptism in the Kitchen

    My friend Tim has been doing an overview of baptism in the New Testament over on his blog, The Kitchen of Half-Baked Thoughts, and it’s been interesting to follow his progress. Here are some links to the entires he’s posted so far (last updated April 29, 2014): Planning to Discuss Baptism Baptism in the Gospels Continue reading

  • Why Christianity Demands Pacifism

    Why Christianity Demands Pacifism Human beings still judge poorly in their own cases. They still deceive themselves about their own righteousness. They still fool themselves into believing that their motives and intentions are pure when pride is really what’s driving them. And when these traits are amplified into collective (communal, political, national) endeavors, the logic Continue reading

  • Servant Leadership At Home

    Servant Leadership At Home This was the final installment of the series I helped with at my congregation about servant leadership. This one is all about being servants at home. When we look at passages like Ephesians 5 & 6 — passages that all about loving, about submitting, about obeying, and about patient discipline — Continue reading

  • Serving Our Neighbors

    Serving Our Neighbors This is another installment in the series on servant leadership I helped with at South Boone. This one is about reaching out to our communities. To often, we try to be like the man in Luke 10, who asks Jesus: “Who is my neighbor?” But the truth is we are all neighbors. Continue reading

  • Jesus, Our Servant Leader

    Jesus, Our Servant Leader This is an installment in a series I helped deliver at my home congregation about servant leadership. You are a door to God’s love, but to be so we have to resolve to be the best humanity has to offer. We have to humble ourselves so we can serve others as Continue reading

  • Recovering Awe

    Recovering Awe When pride cannibalizes awe, it prevents us from seeing true greatness. Jesus’s childhood friends, neighbors, and even his family missed his greatness. Why? They couldn’t see past themselves. Continue reading

  • Diogo Morgado Puts the Carnal in Incarnate, But Was Jesus Really A Babe?

    Diogo Morgado Puts the Carnal in Incarnate, But Was Jesus Really A Babe? While Jesus at the Transfiguration is described as sparkly as Edward Cullen, the Gospels do not describe the shape of his nose, the glossiness of his hair, or the firmness of his midsection. In fact, the traditional Hollywood portrayal of Jesus stands Continue reading

  • Tossed To and Fro

    And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, Continue reading

  • The Case for Non-Resistance– Part One

    The Case for Non-Resistance– Part One Nonresistance should never be confused with cowardice or fleeing from danger. Jesus does not say that when slapped on one cheek, we are to run away. We are called to stand and actively offer the other cheek—a brave deed no doubt! When a disciple is sued for his tunic Continue reading