To Creed or Not to Creed: Why You Need Creeds in the Christian Life

By Michael F. Bird

This week I've been teaching a course titled The History of Heresy, which my students have seen as an incredibly fun and informative way to learn about the formation and defense of Christian orthodoxy. We covered the good, the bad, and the ugly of church history. We learned about how the church came to discern the difference between the true gospel and false ones, between the biblical Jesus and the Jesus of inventive fantasy, between the church's rule of faith and the foreign philosophies that Christianity was sometimes expressed in. This fascinating study also led us to look at the various creeds of the early church.

Lent: A Season to Dread or to Cherish?

By Paul Grime

The Bible doesn't command Christians to follow an annual cycle of religious observances. And as best we can tell from the historical record, in the decades immediately following Jesus's ascension into heaven, they didn't. Yet, within a few centuries those early Christians were observing an organized rotation of festivals and seasons. And ever since, that […]

7 Ways You Can Set Up New Worship Team Members for Success

By Jason Houtsma

I don't know a single worship leader who doesn't want more solid musicians on their worship team. Identifying those musicians through an audition process is the first step to getting them there. But how can you set new worship team members up for success once they've made the team? Set clear expectations A new team […]

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What Is Love? 58 Bible Verses about Love and How to Study Them

By Mark Ward

God himself is love (1 John 4:8). Love for God is the greatest commandment. Love for others is the second (Matt 22:34–40). Love is the greatest Christian virtue. Questions about love But what is love? That is a rather important question. Similar questions come to mind: Many people do turn to do the dictionary to […]