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...
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Brett Kunkle
Some key distinctions are critical when thinking about this problem.
When approaching the problem of evil it is important to begin by making some key distinctions. Distinctions help us to define the issues more precisely, which leads t...
Dana Dill
No matter what form of Christian ministry you find yourself laboring in (e.g. children's, youth, adult, parenting), here is a question you will be asked:
“What happens when a forgiven believer in Jesus sins?”
Since this question has ever...
Dana Dill
Have you ever thought about all the things we are denied access to?
We are denied access behind the counter at retail stores and various shops.
We are denied access to country clubs we don’t belong to.
We are denied access to hotel pool...
Brett Kunkle
Knowledge, not just belief, about God leads to spiritual transformation. So what is knowledge, and how do we get it?
I don’t want you to merely believe true things. That’s a good start, but it’s not enough. I want you to have knowledge...
Dana Dill
It seems almost everybody likes Jesus. He honored in pop culture, revered in every major religion in the world, and honored even among the most irreverent. You’ll be hard pressed to find people who don’t like Jesus or see him positively in...
Brett Kunkle
On March 5, 2001, shots rang out at Santana High School in Santee, California. When the bullets stopped, two students lay dead and thirteen others injured. The cause? Was this another deadly gang shooting?
No.
The shooter, Charles “An...
