In their video response to my article, “The House Church Myth,” Matt Dabbs and Tom Wadsworth attempt to defend the modern “organic” house church movement. They argue that the first-century church was…
We like to think we read the Bible exactly as it was written. We open the text, read the words, and assume our modern brains are perfectly capturing the original intent of the authors. But the truth…
Today’s church pulpits often feel more like corporate seminar stages than sacred spaces. Many focus on polish, production, and engaging speakers. We look for someone who can keep an audience’s…
It’s incredibly common in modern church culture to hear people say that “all sin is the same to God” or “sin is just sin.” It usually comes from the good intention of emphasizing that everyone needs…
Have you ever noticed how similar Matthew, Mark, and Luke are? They share a tremendous amount of material, often word-for-word. Scholars call this the “Synoptic Problem,” and they have debated for…
In modern academia, especially at the pop-level or lower tiers of textual scholarship, there is a pervasive tendency to treat textual criticism as a purely empirical science. Scholars often attempt to…
If you’ve spent any significant time in the pews of a traditional Church of Christ (COC), you know the rhythm of the calendar. Every December and every April, like clockwork, a familiar and…
In the countryside of Borgloon, Belgium sits an architectural piece of art commonly known as the “Invisible Church.” Made entirely out of stacked steel plates, the structure creates an optical…
Picture the early church. If you have spent any time in modern evangelical circles, the image that likely comes to mind is romantic, intimate, and decidedly “organic.” We imagine a small group of…
