The following is a guest article written by Amy Tori. In an increasingly unsettled world, it’s important to find anchors in life to help us weather any challenges and times of emotional turmoil. It’s in times of great difficulty that many turn to their faith for extra guidance. Spending more time in the presence of God, or simply communicating with God, can reveal meaning and light in even the darkest of circumstances. And while turning to Faith and spirituality is… Read more
Who Is Your Covering?
July 22, 2018 By Frank Viola
1 Comment
The following article is from Reimagining Church by Frank Viola, the part of the book entitled “Who is Your Covering?” (copyright 2008, David C. Cook). The endnotes aren’t included in the article, but they appear in the book. REIMAGINING LEADERSHIP The New Testament doctrine of ministry rests therefore not on the clergy-laity distinction but on the twin and complimentary pillars of the priesthood of all believers and the gifts of the Spirit. Today, four centuries after the Reformation, the full… Read more
Did Jesus Fail?
July 21, 2018 By Frank Viola
0 Comments
To natural minds, Jesus’ ministry ended in failure on two counts: (1) a failure in Galilee when most of His followers turned away from Him, and (2) a failure in Jerusalem when His disciples deserted Him, and He was put to death on a cross. But the work of Christ went on. Jesus was raised by His Father and ascended to God’s right hand (Eph. 1:20–22; Col. 3:1; Heb. 1:3; 7:26; 8:1; 10:12). But He didn’t retire, nor was He… Read more
Getting Rid of a Sectarian Spirit Once and For All
July 15, 2018 By Frank Viola
1 Comment
When I was in my early 20s, I had wonderful fellowship with an older brother in Christ who was part of the Plymouth Brethren. We disagreed on a few doctrines (I didn’t buy into the pretribulational rapture theory, and I believed that God still healed people supernaturally). That aside, we both held to the orthodox creeds of the faith (The Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, etc.) as I still do today. Never having stepped foot in a Plymouth Brethren chapel,… Read more
The Christian’s Relationship to the Law
July 14, 2018 By Frank Viola
0 Comments
In this episode of the Christ is ALL podcast, I talk about the Christian’s relationship to the Law. Romans 7 and 8 turned into a parable. It’s only 11 minutes long and is an excerpt from an interview I did with Ray Edwards. You can listen to it in any of these formats. iTunes Subscribe Podbean (Stream) RSS Feed PODCAST ARCHIVES – click here to see the complete list of episodes on one page. Read more
Gospel of the Kingdom – New Website Unveiled
July 10, 2018 By Frank Viola
0 Comments
New Website with lots of free resources. Go to GospeloftheKingdom.com Read more
Warning: Christian Community Doesn’t Work Without This
July 8, 2018 By Frank Viola
0 Comments
I don’t care what form in which it comes . . . be it organic church, simple church, house church, para-church organizations, or traditional churches that are strong on community . . . what I address in this conference message is off the radar screen for many Christians today. And even if they’ve read or heard about it, when pressure is put upon them or their expectations aren’t met, they forget all about it. Failure to lay hold of this… Read more
Elvis on Jesus
July 7, 2018 By Frank Viola
0 Comments
The truth can be shocking. And it’s no less so when one examines the spiritual life of one of the greatest icons of music — Elvis Presley. What did Elvis believe about Jesus? What was his spirituality like? What did he think about God and did he have a relationship with Him? The Seeker King: A Spiritual Biography of Elvis Presley by Gary Tillery is a remarkable book about the spiritual ideas and life of the larger-than-life personality, Elvis Presley…. Read more
Two Short Videos You May Not Have Seen
July 1, 2018 By Frank Viola
0 Comments
View the videos here Read more
Giving No Thought to Christ
July 1, 2018 By Frank Viola
0 Comments
“There have been some who were so preoccupied with spreading Christianity that they never gave a thought to Christ.” ~ C.S. Lewis I wish I knew about this quote when I wrote Jesus Manifesto with Len Sweet. It sums up our entire argument. Alas, better late than never. Read more
get the latest from
Frank Viola
Sign up for our newsletter
Browse Our Archives
TRENDING AT PATHEOS Evangelical
