John Davis
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...
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John Davis
- Aug 23
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 7 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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...
John Davis
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
Helping One Another Hold On to Jesus
There are sixty unique one-another commands in the New Testament. Through the biblical authors, God tells us to bear one another's...
John Davis
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
This Transformed My Prayer Life
I think we can all admit that we struggle with prayer. It’s hard. Most of us are not good at being silent and concentrating for extended...
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