Author Bruce ShieldsNov 14, 20224 min readRunning on Empty: Preventative Maintenance for your SoulSometimes we feel too busy to take care of that pesky warning light. Too much is happening or on our plate to take a serious look at the
Author Bruce ShieldsNov 13, 20222 min readStatistics of Believers Don't LieI find it very telling when I see the statistics for the sermons I post. I have written over 800 sermons on just about every topic in script
Author Bruce ShieldsSep 26, 20222 min readHeresy 101:GnosticismGnosticism holds to a radical dualism of good and evil and believes secret knowledge is necessary for salvation; this contrasts sharply with
Author Bruce ShieldsSep 23, 20222 min readHeresy 101: The Ebionites Ebionites were a Jewish-Christian group that believed that Jesus did not exist before his birth and that God adopted him at his baptism.
Author Bruce ShieldsSep 21, 20222 min readHeresy 101: Dual Covenant Theology Dual Covenant Theology promotes the idea that the Jewish people have their own path to Salvation which does not include Jesus.
Author Bruce ShieldsSep 18, 20221 min readHeresy 101: DocetismDocetism is a heresy with many variations, again, as with most heresies, attacking the nature of Christ. It generally teaches, among the var
Author Bruce ShieldsSep 17, 20222 min readHeresy 101: ArianismThe heresy of Arianism is the notion that Jesus Christ is not equal to God the Father by nature; instead, Jesus is God's first creation.
Author Bruce ShieldsSep 11, 20223 min readGod's Unconditional LoveSometimes people speak of "unconditional love," and they present it as an all-encompassing thing that blindly accepts everything
Author Bruce ShieldsSep 9, 20223 min readThe big "if" of the BibleThere are many "conditional" statements in the scriptures. I believe the fact that they exist is evidence of our free will and ability to ch
Author Bruce ShieldsSep 7, 20222 min readAs you think, so you areWhen we receive the Holy Spirit, we have access to the “mind of Christ,”