Double Take

Can the culture of the institutional church affect marriages? We take a look at “biblical” manhood and womanhood. We talk about what communication, what forgiveness is, and what it’s not. What about destructive or abusive marriages? What does it look like for a marriage living from the real Source?

After we had each written a book, we swore we’d never write another one. It’s time-consuming, overwhelming, and agonizing! But after counseling many couples, and creating marriage studies and events, we realized we hadn’t come across a book on marriage that was based on the New Covenant of Grace. So…we wrote one! Maybe it will be helpful to some of you.

When God speaks to us, in whatever way we hear Him, how do we not assign a time to it? What do we do when we misinterpret what we hear from God?

What do we do when someone says I have a word from God for you? How many times have you heard God told me to tell you, and then find it wasn’t necessarily for you?

I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but it doesn’t make sense to me that Jesus would say I must go away so the Comforter will come, but then He does not talk to us. I believe that God is in perpetual communication with us. And the reason I believe that is because He lives in us. I also believe that listening is a developed skill. How do we learn to listen and respond to Him?

How are we as believers told we ought to use our God-given gifts and talents? Who is our audience? God or fellow Christians? Do we feel pushed to fit a particular religious role? How do we find our purpose?

Every one of us is born with a deep need for purpose. At the most basic level, our birth fulfills the continuation of our kind. But as we grow and begin collecting experiences, something deeper begins to stir—we want those experiences to mean something.

More “unmixing” of the Covenants. Just like oil and water, they do not mix.

More Bessies to tip over today!

Perfect will vs permissive will, God wants our holiness not our happiness, and more.

Welcome back to language class. How many of these phrases have you heard before? And have you ever wondered about any of them?

Being "in the word," staying on fire for Jesus, and more!

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Do you speak Church? Call it Church Speak or Church-ese, but we bet you are fluent in this language. This is our next series of sacred cows to topple.

Can we add just a few more to our list?

The Sinners’ Prayer. Baptism. Rededication. Revivals.

Have you ever wondered about any of these sacred cows?

The Great Commission. Don’t forsake the assembling of yourselves together. Altars in church. Communion customs.

While watching a TV show years ago, a scene came on that just wrecked me. It brought me to tears and stayed with me for a long time. I couldn’t put my finger on why it affected me so much. Then just a few months ago I could finally identify the emotion: rejection. That took me in a direction of seeing the rejection in my life that I couldn’t identify at the time.