Why Acts 10 Does Not Teach That the Unregenerate Can Please God Acts 10 stands as one of the most frequently misunderstood chapters in the New Testament, not because the narrative is ambiguous, but because it is often approached with theological assumptions already in place. The figure of Cornelius has become a theological Rorschach test. Some readers treat him as evidence that sincere unbelievers are already pleasing to God. Others portray him as a seeker whose moral discipl

The early church did not structure their lives around an hour long event. They structured their week around the Lord’s Day as a whole. It was a day set apart. A day of rest. A day of joy. A day of embodied life together.

Twelve 5 has a few members of our church who work in the home building and renovating industry. The other day, I was talking to one of...

My wife and I got married 22 years ago, and our wedding was unforgettable—for all the wrong reasons. The one big request I had for the...

We talk a lot about living well. We have countless books, sermons, and podcasts dedicated to helping us live with purpose, productivity,...

By Nathan Hargrave The Sermon on the Mount stands as one of Christianity's most revolutionary texts, containing truths that continue to...

Lessons from Acts 5:12-16 on Bold Faith in a Broken World By Nathan Hargrave In the aftermath of persecution and threats, the early...