I think the only true way to answer that question is with a firm, solid, and decisive answer: it depends. I know that’s a weasel answer, but it’s not really the incorrect one. Every four years (two if you’re a mid-term politics junkie), Believers should struggle with this question...
Why are so many Christians Ignorant? If you’re thinking that the title is a little “click-baity”… well, I will confess there is a certain element of truth to that statement. But it’s a very small element. God saved me when I was 20 years old, and I have been...
Christians and Politics The First Question Every Believer Should Ask Before Entering The Voting Booth We are once again fast approaching that time where we get to actively participate in the “Grand Experiment”, a term attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville (though he almost certainly did not use that phrase...
Why Did Jesus Compare Himself to a Metal Snake? John 3:14-15 In just a couple of weeks, we here at Growth Project will release our second book. The first one we published was called The Marriage Pyramid and focused on what it means to have the marriage God intends...
Social Justice: Maybe let’s try the Biblical way? Part Three Let’s get right to this extraordinary letter. As I stated earlier, Paul’s letter to Philemon is clearly the most unusual of the Pauline letters. Though it is one of four of Paul’s letters addressed to an individual (1&2 Timothy...
Social Justice: Maybe let’s try the Biblical way? Part Two Last week, we went into some of the foundational elements related to a Christian’s adherence to the secular construct known as social justice. So that we do not have to cover that same ground twice, I recommend that you...
Social Justice: Maybe let’s try the Biblical way? Part One There are a lot of Christians out there who wonder about our role in the various cultural issues that impact our society. The term most often used to describe the paradigm that is in place to fight these societal...
Grace in the Old Testament: God expelled Adam and Eve from the Garden… and He wasn’t punishing them? I know most Believers are not lining up around the block to read many books of the Old Testament. But, to be honest, they should be. It is interesting to note...
The very short answer to this question is an unqualified “yes”. If God is not sovereign over all things, then He is not God. It is really as simple as that. But I do understand the question, especially in light of what is currently happening around the world. A...
Is Sin Really That Big A Deal? Part Two If you have not read the first part of this two-part blog series, I sincerely suggest you do so before diving into this one. There are some foundational elements included in the first post that help to grasp the totality...
Is Sin Really That Big A Deal? You know, the more I read God’s Word the more constructs which seemed crystal clear become even clearer. Take sin, for example. I know it’s not a very popular topic to discuss, especially in some of the more famous megachurches. It’s extremely...
I was 12 years old in 1977 when I first saw those words fade onto a movie screen for the first time. I had no idea what kind of impact that amazing world would have in my life for the next 42 years. For four decades, Star Wars unfolded...
Question #1: Why do bad things happen to good people? (Part 1) If there is one thing that will never change about being a Christian, it is that people will ask us questions about God. They will ask because they want to be antagonistic. They will ask because they...
Dr. Danny B Purvis It might be helpful if I explain to you the genesis of this blog. I mean, besides the fact that this is the Growth Project blog…and I work with Growth Project…which means I write the blog. It started back in about 2008. At that point,...