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Image: An AI-generated image that illustrates the phrase, “A bridge too far”, an idiom inspired by the failed World War II Operation Market Garden. Like many idioms, the phrase “a bridge too far” carries both a literal and a figurative sense. In the concrete sense, it describes a bridge that lies beyond a reasonable or…
Delivered by Pastor Joey | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Text: Luke 12:13-21 (ESV) In this sermon delivered at East Valley International Church in Gilbert, Arizona, Pastor Joey draws from Luke 12:13-21 to expose how greed interrupts eternal truth. In a teeming crowd hanging on Jesus’ words in Luke 12:13-21, a voice pierces…
Image: An AI-generated image captures the visible sign and the invisible wall: A young man in worn-out sneakers and casual clothes sits in somber isolation on a bench under a “VISITORS WELCOME” sign, a stark contrast to the impeccably dressed and happy congregation walking past him. He feels the heavy burden of loneliness and the…
Image: Via Britannica. Bob Jones University, the main entrance of Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian university in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2022. NAVIGATING THE STORM Leadership, Legacy, and An Uncertain Future of “The World’s Most Unusual University” Introduction: A Returning Graduate’s Perspective Certain places shape a life in ways that cannot be fully articulated…
Image: An AI-generated image imagines the Evolution of Outreach: A three-part visual history showing Johannes Gutenberg presenting his printed Bible in 1455, D.L. Moody utilizing early radio broadcasting in the 1920s, and a modern church community integrating AI and VR technology into their ministry today. Why the Church Must Engage Artificial Intelligence Before the Field…
Delivered by Pastor Joey | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Text: Luke 12:1–12 (ESV) In this sermon delivered at East Valley International Church in Gilbert, Arizona, Pastor Joey draws from Luke 12:1–12 to expose hypocrisy as the most dangerous spiritual pathology facing the contemporary church — more threatening, Jesus warns his disciples, than…
A Traditional Christian Response to “Evangelical Holy War: W hy Some Christians Think Trump Will End the World.” A Theological Essay in the Tradition of Biblical Orthodoxy Introduction: When Holy War Rhetoric Meets a Secular Press Few journalistic cocktails are as potent — or as misleading — as apocalyptic theology mixed with American politics….
God’s Changing Mind? Continuing Revelation and the LDS Doctrine That Rewrites Itself Introduction: The Announcement That Asks a Deeper Question On March 18, 2026, the Deseret News published a story with a headline that most Latter-day Saints would receive as welcome news: women would now be permitted to serve as Sunday School presidents in LDS…
A Theological Essay from a Traditional Christian Perspective Introduction: A Different Starting Point When Elder Ronald M. Barcellos rose to address a gathering of Latter-day Saint students, he opened with a premise that most Christians in the room would have found jarring — had they been there. With warm pastoral affection and the cadence of…
ANCHORED: Hope That Holds Hebrews 6:9–20 ESV EXTRA CREDIT – Regarding the Melchizedek Priesthood: Mormon vs. Christian theology. The Latter-day Saint Theology of Two Priesthoods The Aaronic (Lesser) Priesthood The LDS Church maintains a hierarchical priesthood structure that begins with what they term the “Aaronic” or “lesser” priesthood. According to official LDS teaching materials,…