Who Needs Theology? Recently, I was studying at my favorite coffee shop, when a man glanced over and noticed the stack of theology books occupying my table. He said, “what are you reading?” I handed him two of the systematic theology books I was reading, and he said...
The Cost of Following Christ This is a guest post by Zack Chatterton. Zack is a good friend of Pastor Ryan. They served in ministry together in Phoenix, AZ. Zack currently serves as a volunteer leader at Phoenix Bible Church and is an Adjunct Instructor of Christian...
The Grace to Live At Redeemer, we recently finished a three-week study on the doctrine of sanctification. Sanctification is the formal theological word which describes the immediate act of a Christian being made holy through the forgiveness of sins and the transfer of...
Does Church Membership Matter? If you are a Christian, you should become a member of your local church. Perhaps I’ve already lost some of you by placing a should in that sentence. Why is that? One reason might be that we tend to think of church membership as “not a...