Grace Extending

By: Bryce Morgan Dec 19, 2024

Before you observe Christmas as a Christian this year, ask yourself, "Am I celebrating the holiday simply because it's fun, or because it's tradition, or because of family, or... because everyone else is doing it?" Or, "Am I eager to 'observe the day... in honor of the Lord'?". "Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind." 

By: Bryce Morgan Oct 15, 2024

Whatever one believes about the legal questions surrounding abortion, almost all of us are deeply concerned with the morality of life and death, and with laws that protect an individual, human life (or as Thomas Jefferson expressed it, laws that protect "certain unalienable Rights... among these are Life..."). That means the most important question regarding abortion is not "When should it be legal?" or "Who has a say on this matter?", but "When does an individual, human life begin?"

By: Jan Fehlhaber Oct 4, 2024

We find ourselves today on the brink of arguably the most contentious and divisive presidential elections our country has ever seen. There’s no question that our faith must affect our voting, so how is the Christian to sort through the dynamics and ethics of voting?

By: Bryce Morgan Sep 19, 2024

For many decades, popular media (from books and movies to social media posts) has routinely depicted something called "the mark of the beast" in frightening and Orwellian (think "1984") terms. But does the book of the Revelation support the idea that this is a literal mark that will one day be used to secure allegiance to some global movement opposed to God and God's people?

By: Bryce Morgan Sep 4, 2024

While Christians today often wrestle with marriage questions related to divorce or homosexuality, one issue discussed less often concerns marrying outside the faith; that is, when a genuine believer marries (or plans to marry) an unbeliever. It may be surprising to some that the New Testament does not include a verse that explicitly says, "Christians should not marry non-Christians."

By: Bryce Morgan Jul 17, 2024

Here is a collection of helpful verses and quotes related to my message, "Why the Good News is So Good". I pray these are as encouraging to you as they were to me

By: Bryce Morgan Jul 3, 2024

With Independence Day almost upon us once again, a good question to ask as disciples of Jesus, as those whose minds are wonderfully being renewed by God's grace (Romans 12:2), is this: "How should we think biblically about patriotism?"

By: Bryce Morgan May 20, 2024

From one perspective, our Sunday morning gatherings seem to only involve a handful of people in those formal and familiar positions that allow them to build others up (for example, someone praying up front, the worship leader, the pastor, etc.). And yet, acknowledging these examples, we should also ask, "What might 'building up' look like for everyone else?"

By: Bryce Morgan May 15, 2024

For the majority of Western readers, these verses (about women covering their heads) are likely to inspire images of sisters in a separated, Amish community or wives in a far-off, Islamic nation. But that's not the only challenge with this text. One obstacle to addressing this cultural disconnect, to helping modern readers understand the relevance of these words, is the complexity of Paul's argument in this passage. So how might we make sense of these Spirit-inspired words?

By: Bryce Morgan May 8, 2024

In a world that regularly preaches about doing whatever "feels good" or "feels right" sexually, a world that ferociously advocates for sex/sexuality as a 'judgment-free zone', the Corinthians' flawed reasoning might sound to many like ancient wisdom to be celebrated. But many who rightly speak of sexuality as a beautiful, natural part of human existence wrongly assume that our sexuality is not also tainted by the ugly, me-centeredness that lies behind so much of our suffering.