Standing at the Crossroads
Written on October 31, 2020 at 12:29 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Standing at the Crossroads One Sunday in the 1980s, serving as a campus minister, I found myself standing at the crossroads in front of our church building. I was debating… Read More
Teleios: A Journal of Holistic Christian Spirituality
Written on October 29, 2020 at 11:11 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Teleios is the journal of the Teleios Society. The Teleios Society exists to promote holistic Christian spirituality in the lives of disciples of Jesus. The editors believe the Christian community… Read More
Explore biology from a Christian worldview
Written on October 29, 2020 at 11:57 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
BioLogos After years of listening, dreaming, planning, creating, and refining, we are thrilled to announce the launch of a new science/faith curriculum from BioLogos! INTEGRATE is a flexible teacher’s resource for… Read More
NT Character Podcast 52—Priscilla & Aquila
Written on October 28, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Introductions Aquila Aquila means “eagle.” There are 7 well-known Aquilas in ancient times, including our Aquila. He is always mentioned with his wife. Priscilla Her name means “venerable.” There are 2… Read More
The Unity of the Spirit and “Lines of Fellowship”
Written on October 26, 2020 at 11:18 am, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Unity of the Spirit and “Lines of Fellowship” – Matt Dabbs Paul was much more ecumenical than I was growing up. The more I read Paul the more divisive… Read More
NT Character Podcast 51—Philemon & Onesimus
Written on October 21, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Background This study is not primarily about Paul. (For that, please watch the iFaith video sermon on Philemon, or listen to the Philemon unit in The Prison Epistles, or read… Read More
Divorce & Remarriage series (5 lessons)
Written on October 15, 2020 at 6:41 am, by Douglas Jacoby
What does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage? All together, the 5 talks total a little less than 2 hours. Intro / Permanence of Marriage Old Testament on Divorce Jesus… Read More
Divorce & Remarriage V—Paul, Church Fathers, Conclusion
Written on October 14, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Douglas Jacoby
The apostle Paul 1 Cor 7:10-12, 15 “Not I, but the Lord” and “I, not the Lord.” Paul reveals the Lord’s will on an issue common in the Greco-Roman world:… Read More
NT Character Podcast 50—Agabus & Rhoda
Written on October 14, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Agabus (Acts 11:27-29) A Jerusalem prophet, like Judas and Silas (Acts 15) Hagabos means “locust”—which is interesting, given the connection of locusts with famines. The famine prediction was made 43/44… Read More
Resources to handle isolation – with faith, Malcolm Cox
Written on October 12, 2020 at 4:55 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Click here for the podcast version Inspiration in isolation I have been thinking a lot this week about the difference our faith can make to a sense of isolation… Read More
Q&A 1591—Is discipleship optional?
Written on October 9, 2020 at 12:00 am, by Douglas Jacoby
I am going to have a difficult conversation with a visitor in our church who has been a “friend of the family” for years. She is convinced that the call… Read More
The Scourge of Suicide – Part 3, by Tim Sumerlin
Written on October 8, 2020 at 5:18 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
The Scourge of Suicide – Part Three Resources His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by… Read More
Q&A 1590—Smoking mushrooms, the spiritual world, and marijuana
Written on October 8, 2020 at 12:00 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Douglas and John, would you please address the issue of Christians smoking mushrooms, especially for healing, from an eastern medical perspective? What about the spirit world? I know some believers who… Read More
NT Character Podcast 49—Lydia
Written on October 7, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Background Lydia is from Asia (Thyatira), but resident in Europe (Philippi). She is the first convert from Europe in the book of Acts. Philippi is a Roman colony—there’s no synagogue…. Read More
Divorce & Remarriage IV, the Teaching of Jesus, Pt. 2
Written on October 7, 2020 at 12:01 am, by Douglas Jacoby
Introduction As we have learned, in Matt 19 / Mark 10 Jesus is weighing in on the Shammai-Hillel debate. He rejects the any-cause divorce of Hillel. Familiarity with this debate… Read More
Inter-Generational Unity – Nadine Templer
Written on October 3, 2020 at 7:13 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
Inter-Generational Unity – Nadine Templer As we strive for unity, one aspect that is often overlooked is the unity between generations, between young and “older” folks, the old guard… Read More
The Scourge of Suicide, Part 2, by Tim Sumerlin
Written on October 3, 2020 at 7:02 pm, by Sandy Anjilivelil
The Scourge of Suicide – Part Two ACT! The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. ~ Galatians 5:6 Suicides have nearly doubled in the United States… Read More
