By Pete Briscoe
August 1, 2020
Sometimes there really is a black and white. In trying to be sensitive to others' beliefs and trying to be open-minded about all ideas, sometimes we forget that. In many ways, Christianity...
By Pete Briscoe
July 31, 2020
Sometimes I ask people, “How are you doing in your spiritual walk?” (You can usually see it in their discouraged and desperate eyes when it's not going so well.) They often respond...
By Pete Briscoe
July 30, 2020
To someone who struggles with habitual sin, all the talk about being “dead to sin” might sound too good to be true—kind of like the late night TV infomercial that promises to clean your dog and...
By Pete Briscoe
July 29, 2020
SIN: The three letter word with “I” right in the middle. I think the fact that we find ourselves right in the middle of sin is what makes it all so difficult. If we are in Christ, sin just doesn't...
By Pete Briscoe
July 28, 2020
Several hundred years ago Augustine came up with three Latin phrases that describe the interaction of sin in nonbelievers and Christians.
By Pete Briscoe
July 27, 2020
Sometimes people ask questions just to start a good debate. Sometimes we ask because we actually want an answer. And sometimes a question is a window into the heart...
By Pete Briscoe
July 26, 2020
The discussion about whether we have one or two natures—whether we are half good and half bad—really does matter. What we believe about our nature determines
By Pete Briscoe
July 25, 2020
When I think of the word union, nice things come to mind. I think of a marriage union, or a family reunion. And of course, almost everyone says they want to be in union with Christ.
By Pete Briscoe
July 24, 2020
In his letter to the Romans, Paul makes an assumption about his readers. It's such a foundational truth that he whips it out there before he gets to the guts of what he really wants to say...
By Pete Briscoe
July 23, 2020
Baptisms are one of the great things about being a pastor. When I get to dunk someone and then pull them out of the water—man, it's just like the best of the best.