Are Saints Dead or Alive?

Yes. That is the short answer, but there is a longer biblical answer to that question. This answer is defined by God Himself, not by years and years of tradition. This past Sunday throughout the news there were articles or segments that spoke of “how the Catholic...

Jesus and Easter: Notably Unique

People come and go. They are born and do a few things in life and then die. The landscape of history is marked by this seemingly endless cycle. Most people in this cycle are barely noticed. However, there are notable people of history such as great leaders, religious...

Stay away from those “I went to heaven books”

Recently I found this brief  but helpful blog post on why the “I went to heaven books” are not a helpful trend in professing Christianity-not helpful because they are unbiblical. We don’t need them.  To believe that we do and that somehow they help exposes...

The Importance of True Practical Holiness

This is the sixth installment in a series of posts from Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots(Hardcopy/Kindle). J. C. Ryle’s classic book on Holiness. First Post: 12 points defining sanctification. Second Post: 10 points on the visible evidence of...

True Practical Holiness

This is the fifth installment in a series of posts from Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots(Hardcopy/Kindle). J. C. Ryle’s classic book on Holiness. First Post: 12 points defining sanctification. Second Post: 10 points on the visible evidence of...