Go Overboard in Our Holiday Celebrations? Bah, Humbug! Dec 17, 2025
Brett Kunkle

A few years ago, I read a Christianity Today article titled “Go Overboard Celebrating Christmas.” A provocative title, especially given the Evangelical tendency to decry materialism and consumerism this time of year. Of course, those wa...

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What's Good About Pro-Abortion Arguments? Dec 10, 2025
Dana Dill

I am unapologetically pro-life. You should be too. Every human life is precious at every stage, from womb to tomb. Because we are made in the image of the glorious God, every person possesses unshakable worth and is owed life, liberty, and...

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Do Pronouns Matter? Dec 03, 2025
Brett Kunkle

Do pronouns matter? Yes. It’s not merely a battle over “preferred” pronouns; it’s a battle over reality. What is a pronoun? It’s a word we use to describe the objective nature of reality. He/him and she/her capture the way the world rea...

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What Good Are Good Works? Nov 26, 2025
Dana Dill

Where do good works fit into your Christian life?

Having a hard time articulating an answer? You’re not alone. A lot of Christians don’t know how to think or feel about good works. We at least know they should somehow be a part of the Chr...

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Is Mystery Mysterious? Nov 19, 2025
Brett Kunkle

I hear a lot of talk about mystery in the Church but I don’t hear it carefully defined. When most Christians talk about mystery in relation to God they mean something like “that which ultimately cannot be known about God.” As a result, ...

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Three Questions I Evaluate Sermons By Nov 13, 2025
Dana Dill

I have heard a lot of preaching. As a Youth Pastor, I trained multiple interns to teach the Bible and listened carefully to all their messages. As a Professor, I teach a course on teaching the Bible where I evaluate dozens of students’ tea...

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Moving People From Offense to the Truth Nov 03, 2025
Brett Kunkle

Oftentimes, when you disagree with someone’s views—particularly their religious and moral views—the person will take offense. When that happens, don’t get bothered or irritated. Just ask a question: “Why are you offended?” When they res...

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3 Ways You May Be Hurting Your Child Oct 28, 2025
Dana Dill

In their book, The Coddling of the American Mind, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt pinpoint the “Great Untruths” our kids are being taught, often unintentionally, that are hurting them in pervasive and significant ways.

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The Problem of Evil is Everyone's Problem Oct 20, 2025
Brett Kunkle

No matter someone’s belief or lack of belief in God, everyone has to answer for the existence of evil in the world.

In our discussion of evil it is important to realize every worldview, not just Christianity, must explain evil. Christi...

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Ways to Actually Love Your Church Family Oct 16, 2025
Dana Dill

Sometimes we talk so abstractly about “love” that we fail to practice it well in normal life. At least, I know that is true of me.

So, I thought it’d be edifying for me to knock out a few very concrete and practical ways that I can actual...

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Thinking Carefully (And Theologically) About Our Smartphones Oct 01, 2025
Brett Kunkle

The apologetics community could serve the church well not only by doing good work in the philosophy of religion and helping Christians defend the faith, but by helping believers think carefully about all spheres of life. There’s plenty ...

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What is a Godly Man? Sep 23, 2025
Dana Dill

Edited from a sermon delivered to Chino Valley Community Church men’s gathering on Saturday, May 3, 2025

In a world clouded by confusion about identity, the question “What is a man?” often elicits blank stares or shallow stereotypes. As b...

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