Onward in the Faith

14/11/2024

Grab my 25-day devotional before December and spend 25 days seeing how the Old Testament points us to Jesus Christ!

Christ shines brilliantly in the New Testament, but we may not realize just how much He's shadowed in the Old Testament. This 25-day devotional looks at various Old Testament passages that Christ fulfilled when He came to Earth. Each day you'll see how God has been working throughout all of histo...

06/11/2024

From the article: "Stop thinking, acting, and talking like the rest of the world. Stop being hated for your political beliefs or social media feed. Make Democrats and Republicans hate you because you stand with Jesus Christ, not a political party."

Every four years, Christians in America undergo mass amnesia and forget their identity.  Rather than being Christ’s followers who happen to live in America, they become Americans who just so h…

04/11/2024

We start our journey into Systematic Theology with a simple question: How do we read the book that is so central to our lives? See how planking and kids yelling "I don't like the green ones!" also help us understand why it's important to study it well...

This is an expanded version of the notes I use to teach Systematic Theology to my church’s youth group. The goal isn’t to make it “kid-friendly,” but rather to create something valuable for those n…

23/09/2024

This is an expanded version of the notes I use to teach Systematic Theology to my church's youth group. The goal isn't to make it "kid-friendly," but rather to create something valuable for those not exposed to decades of theology. Use this in your own Christian walk or as a guide as you disciple a child or new believer. You can get the shorter notes used in my class…...

This is an expanded version of the notes I use to teach Systematic Theology to my church’s youth group. The goal isn’t to make it “kid-friendly,” but rather to create someth…

15/08/2024

This wraps up our look at where our modern, dualistic idea of Satan came from. Check out how everything from Troll dolls to psychology have contributed to why we blame this "almost" god of evil for nearly every negative thing we encounter.

[For the sake of my posting schedule and your time, I am posting segments of Chapter 3 as I write them. If you have any suggestions or comments, reach out through my contact form. To read everythin…

15/08/2024

Modern day influences Christian culture over the last century has popularized Satan as a powerful and personal threat. But we must ask - why would Christians accept it? After all, history is filled with many false or misguided beliefs that have risen and fallen in a generation because they lack the teeth to stick around. Yet dualism has gained such momentum that we are shocked to learn our modern notions of Satan are a product of centuries of tradition that may have originated in Zoroastrianism, not the Bible....

[For the sake of my posting schedule and your time, I am posting segments of Chapter 3 as I write them. If you have any suggestions or comments, reach out through my contact form. To read everythin…

15/07/2024

In this episode I encourage parents to think seriously about how they disciple a child in public school. How? By pretending they're sending their child to a Muslim school.

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10/07/2024

We take one last look at history before looking at how modern influences have conditioned our assumptions about Satan. See the influences of worldviews throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as Pentecostalism, Fundamentalism, and Revivalism.

The Swinging Pendulum of Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Modernism (1685-1960) Over the centuries, technological advancements shrank the world by linking entire countries through every-expanding co…

21/06/2024

Christian parents want the best for our children. In my latest article, I share one crucial piece of advice for parents using public education: Pretend you're sending them to a Muslim school. See how that approach changes everything we do.

Parents want the best for their children. As Christians, we define “best” differently than the rest of the world. Above all else, we want our children to embrace and live out their faith for themse…

21/06/2024

In our 40th and final weekly devotion, we praise our God for the incredible hope we have in Jesus Christ's resurrection after He paid the penalty for our sins. Get all 40 moments from Amazon: https://a.co/d/gMgWPFS

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This is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. The immediate events of the resurrection are worth studying, but let…

14/06/2024

In our 39th weekly devotion, we ask the important question... was it zombies, or God fulfilling His promise to Israel?. Get all 40 moments from Amazon: https://a.co/d/gMgWPFS

https://onwardinthefaith.com/who-came-to-life-and-walked-around-moment-39-from-40-moments-from-christs-final-days/

This is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. Find this moment in: Mt. 27:52-53 Matthew 28:2 tells us an earthquak…

11/06/2024

Those in the Protestant Reformation and the Puritans had their own ideas about Satan. But how did their culture, background, and situation influence why they believed what they believed? And how does that impact what we believe today?

[For the sake of my posting schedule and your time, I am posting segments of Chapter 3 as I write them. If you have any suggestions or comments, reach out through my contact form. To read everythin…

07/06/2024

In our 38th weekly devotion, Jesus's burial in a rich man's tomb marks another prophecy that He fulfilled. Get all 40 moments from Amazon: https://a.co/d/gMgWPFS

https://onwardinthefaith.com/burial-in-the-borrowed-tomb-moment-38-from-40-moments-from-christs-final-days/

This is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. Find this moment in: Mt. 27:57-61, Mk. 15:43-47, Lk. 23:50-55, Jn. 1…

05/06/2024

We continue our journey to see how our modern, dualistic belief about Satan as an "almost god of evil" has developed throughout history. Chapter 3 looks at the cultural and theological influences that came after the time of the apostles.

What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, this is new”? It has been already in …

04/06/2024

Modern Reformation invited me to contribute to their issue focused on the false teachings of the New Apostolic Reformation. Read the online version here: https://bit.ly/4bKB1cM

https://onwardinthefaith.com/check-out-my-article-in-modern-reformation-magazine/

Many of you found this ministry through the article “Why Churches Must Avoid Music From Bethel, Hillsong, And Elevation.” While I anticipated some excitement and controversy, I never ex…

18/05/2024

"For Christians, the cross is central to our entire eternity. For the soldiers at the foot of the cross, however, it was probably another day on the job. And for Romans forced to respect Jewish customs, that day may have been filled with contempt as they waited for sub-human criminals to hurry up and die."

https://onwardinthefaith.com/crucifixion-and-the-soldiers-moment-35-from-40-moments-from-christs-final-days/

17/05/2024

"A final mention must be made about the narrative we give this moment. Sermons, books, and even songs claim that the Father turns His face away from Jesus because He can’t look at the millions of our sins placed on Him. Nowhere does the Bible claim this, but it’s been said so often that we assume it’s true."

This is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. Find this moment in: Mt. 27:45, Mk. 15:33, Lk. 23:44 We can say much…

03/05/2024

In our 33rd weekly devotion, the small detail of Simon helping Jesus carry the cross subtly supports the gospels as works of historical truth, not fiction. Get all 40 moments from Amazon: https://a.co/d/gMgWPFS

https://onwardinthefaith.com/simon-carries-the-cross-moment-33-from-40-moments-from-christs-final-days/

This is an excerpt from my book “40 Moments From Christ’s Final Days.” Click here to get it from Amazon using my affiliate link. Find this moment in: Mt. 27:32, Mk. 15:21, Lk 23:36 Sometimes, clari…