“What’s that ‘Christian fish’ thing that I see on the back of people’s cars?” Sometimes it looks like this, And other times it has weird Greek letters in it, This symbol is a fish. The Greek word for fish in English would be “Ichthys” (ick-thoos’). After Jesus’ ascension back into heaven, during the first 400…

What does a Christian marriage look like? Not a Christian wedding, but a Christian marriage. What does it look like to be a godly father? Some think being a Christian family man is simply taking the family to church or praying before a meal. Those things have value for sure, but so much more is…

In the Bible, the gospel (meaning, “good news”) of Matthew includes the “Sermon on the Mount”, a three-chapter message by Jesus located in chapters 5-7. Jesus begins this hillside teaching by giving a series of statements about how someone can be blessed, or well off. These statements are known as beatitudes: condition or statement of…

What does baptism do? Who is baptism for? It should be noted that there are Christians who disagree on the answers to these questions; genuine Christians that will all be in heaven together someday. Therefore, this is a subject that requires extending grace to those who don’t hold the same view. When considering baptism, the…

I prayerfully write this essay, as I do with my other essays, with the understanding that this is a sensitive subject. As such, there should not be any contention amongst those who read it, but an extending of grace and a heart to simply evaluating the evidence together. This essay is not a comparison between…