Gone For the Summer: Sabbatical Reflections
by Jeremiah Knoop on October 4th, 2024
This past summer, my church family blessed my family with a 10-week sabbatical. This means that I had zero pastoral responsibilities for over two months. I could write a monograph about the experiences we had and the lessons we learned, but I’ll table that for another time. Here, I simply want to highlight “twelve habits of rest” that we gleaned during the sabbatical.  Read More
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What If the Mother Will Die?
by Jeremiah Knoop on October 4th, 2024
But what about when the life of a woman is legitimately at stake in her pregnancy? What choice does a follower of Jesus have when a pregnancy threatens the life of the mother?  Read More
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Politics & the Pulpit
by Jeremiah Knoop on September 24th, 2024
It wasn’t until I began to see just how far the American political landscape had trespassed their political boundaries (venturing into the ecclesiastical pulpit and hijacking biblical morality for their own political platforms) that I began to sense a growing need for faithful Christians to “get political” – with their pastors leading the way. Let me explain...  Read More
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Is God Cruel?
by Jeremiah Knoop on May 24th, 2024
Orphaned children, agonizing starvation, debilitating diseases, horrific wars, corrupt governments, abusive parents, manipulative pastors, rampant divorce, heart-wrenching miscarriages, devastating natural disasters, crushing poverty, and seemingly endless etceteras. How could someone believe that God is good when He allows such unspeakable sorrow? It’s the epitome of absurdity. If God exists, He is either powerless or cruel.  Read More
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God is Trinity
by Jeremiah Knoop on May 8th, 2024
One of the most important truths of the Christian faith is that (1) there is only one God and that (2) He has eternally existed as three persons: Father, Son, Spirit.  Read More
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"In the Beginning ... God"
by Jeremiah Knoop on April 23rd, 2024
The first words recorded in the Bible: "In the beginning...God."   Read More
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Tattooed for the Glory of God
by Jeremiah Knoop on April 16th, 2024
Every so often, I’ll come across a social media post lamenting the bygone era of religious purity and biblical faithfulness that once marked the true Christians of this country. “True Christians would never have tobacco on their breath, alcohol in their blood, or tattoos over their body.” Underneath a statement like this is the belief that true devotion is displayed through the myriad of things that sincere Christians avoid at all costs.   Read More
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Our Sophisticated Hiding Places
by Jeremiah Knoop on April 10th, 2024
The world has become skillful when it comes to the game of hiding in the shadows - and so have we.  Read More
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How Do We Know the Bible is True?
by Jeremiah Knoop on December 30th, 2023
How do we know the Bible is true? This might be the most important question a human being could ever ask.  Read More
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Christian Optimism
by Jeremiah Knoop on December 15th, 2023
When our worldview is shaped by headlines and hashtags, it’s no wonder so many Christians are discouraged, fearful, and pessimistic about the future.  Read More
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Deconstructing Your Faith
by Jeremiah Knoop on December 15th, 2023
As an adult, I have watched many of my close friends walk away from the Christian faith they once professed. The cultural hashtag for this spiritual trajectory is “deconstruction”.  Read More
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