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The Gospel According to Luke's Journalistic Endeavor (Third Week of Advent, 2025)
The introduction to the gospel of Luke is a great portal into why we should trust the entire New Testament.
 • Chris Nye
The Gospel According to Mark's Opening Line (Second Week of Advent, 2025)
Mark is a gospel often under scrutiny for its ambiguity around Jesus' identity. But what if that's its power? What if Mark's mysterious literary quality…
 • Chris Nye
The Gospel According to Matthew's Genealogy (First Week of Advent, 2025)
Want to truly know someone? Ask them about their family tree. Want to truly know Jesus? The first gospel would tell us to do the same thing.
 • Chris Nye
The idea of the mega church is about 1,700 years old
You may think a massive church with an enormous budget, land ownership, facility development, and full-time staffing is an invention of the modern…
 • Chris Nye
Should a church have a paid staff?
Part 3 of my series, "Thank God the church is an institution." Is it wise and biblical to financially supply jobs for those who minister in the local…
 • Chris Nye
Thank God the church is an institution (part 2): the church is also a building
The earliest Jesus followers made physical space a priority, so why are we so critical of it? Maybe your church is both the people and the place.
 • Chris Nye
Thank God the church is an institution (part 1): when the church outlasts the people
"The church is the people!" we hear. And it absolutely is. But what happens when those very "people" start organizing themselves? Here's why I thank God…
 • Chris Nye
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