John Davis
Do You Have Heartburn?
They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”...
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John Davis
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Top Books of 2023
If you're looking for some good books to read, here are the very best books I read in 2023. These were not all published in 2023...
John Davis
Aug 31, 20233 min read
One Way Women Outshine Men in God's Kingdom
Christianity has always been a religion and a way of life that attracts women. In every church I’ve ever been a part of, the women...
John Davis
Aug 23, 20233 min read
The Ministry of Shutting Up
It was excruciating, frustrating, even cringe-worthy. I was in a place of business, as a customer, talking with an employee about their...
John Davis
Aug 15, 20233 min read
The Curious Case of the Decapitated Savior
I unashamedly stole the title of this article from Jim Savastio, pastor of Reformed Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. But what in the...
John Davis
Apr 18, 20235 min read
FASTING: A Forgotten Christian Discipline
When was the last time you fasted? I don’t mean for a surgery, or for dietary cleansing purposes, but as a means of pursuing God? The...
John Davis
Mar 29, 20237 min read
Questions About Our View on Baptism
In recent weeks I’ve had three separate interactions with brothers in Christ who were legitimately confused as to how I could believe...
John Davis
Dec 20, 20223 min read
Top 10 Books of 2022
I absolutely love to read, and these are the top 10 books I read in this past year. Not all of these came out in 2022, although many of...
John Davis
Sep 19, 20224 min read
Jack Cottrell: Professor, Theologian, Mentor, Man of God (1938–2022)
This past Saturday I woke up to the news that my former seminary professor, Dr. Jack Cottrell, had passed away after a battle with...
John Davis
Sep 13, 20226 min read
Open Letter to a Young Person Experiencing Same-Sex Attraction
I don’t know what message you have heard from Christians or churches about homosexuality, but I want you to know that we have not always...
John Davis
Jul 21, 20224 min read
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
My 9-year-old daughter prayed for dinner the other night. She thanked God for being good and giving us some wonderful food and then she...
John Davis
Apr 18, 20224 min read
The Resurrection and the New Creation
The resurrection is not only an apologetics tool—a way to prove that Christianity is real and the teachings of Jesus have all been...
John Davis
Mar 29, 20223 min read
Selfish Ambition: The Sin We Do Not Name
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that...
John Davis
Mar 18, 20224 min read
How Do They Have So Much Time?
There’s a sentence in C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity that's been stuck in my brain for a few weeks now. At one point, Lewis begins to...
Jim Lovelady
Mar 15, 20224 min read
He Does What He Wants
Guest post by Jim Lovelady She didn't think she would get pregnant on their honeymoon. They had planned to wait a few years, establish...
John Davis
Mar 8, 20223 min read
Making a Name for Ourselves
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest...
John Davis
Feb 28, 20223 min read
Why God's Immutability Matters
Is theology practical? Do the deep doctrines learned in the seminary classroom really make a difference in the everyday lives of busy...
John Davis
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Will I Have a Mid-Life Crisis?
That’s a question I have honestly asked myself before, not because I feel one coming on, but because you always hear about it, especially...
John Davis
Feb 3, 20224 min read
Does Suicide Ensure Hell?
Recently I had someone ask me if suicide was the unforgivable sin. This is not an uncommon belief among Christians. Many simply assume...
John Davis
Jan 24, 20224 min read
The Thrill of Discovery
I will never forget the first time I walked in the doors of the City Museum in St. Louis. I was a Youth Minister back then, overseeing a...
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