December 5, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism
What’s the normal way to evangelize_

Have you ever felt guilty for not evangelizing? Has evangelism ever been presented to you as a command that is impossible to fulfill? Here’s an example of the kind of […]

Imitate Love.

The Christian life ought to be characterized by freedom, not rules and regulations. Other religions will give you long to-do lists of prayers and practices and menus and pilgrimages, and […]

November 29, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Galatians, love, neighbors, spirituality
Are you neglecting love_

Religious superstition is a huge industry. Who knows how many billions of dollars are spent every year on amulets, statues, candles, medallions, icons, relics, special foods, holy water, special breathing […]

November 27, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Creation, Martin Luther, Oswald Bayer
Life and eternal life both are gifts1

“Luther’s doctrine of justification has frequently been attacked for being monotonous, empty, and even obsessive.” So notes Oswald Bayer in his article, “Justification as the Basis and Boundary of Theology.” […]

November 23, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - burden, Hebrews, pastoral theology
Are you a joy or a burden to your pastor_

I belong to a Facebook group for small church pastors (see here). It includes pastors from every denomination. Theologically it is all over the place. But I still find it […]

Are you institutionalized by religion_

There’s a scene in The Shawshank Redemption in which an old inmate named Brooks is about to be paroled after fifty years of incarceration. But he’s scared of getting out. […]

November 20, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - preaching, public speaking
Why Preaching Doesn’t Scare Me Anymore

There was a time when I’d rather face a firing squad than speak in front of a crowd. Public speaking terrified me. But God has a sense of humor. I […]

November 16, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, gentleness, Thessalonians
Try gentle evangelism.

I know a man who used to be a pastor, but over time he became bitter towards God and left the faith. I find it difficult to talk to him. […]

The Ten Commandments in Ephesians_

I was reading through Ephesians last night, and in chapters 4-6, I began to notice that Paul restated several of the Ten Commandments. Sometimes the restatement was explicit, such as […]

November 13, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Galatians, idols, law
Is works salvation a form of idolatry_

How serious is it to abandon the gospel of salvation by faith apart from works, for the gospel of salvation by faith plus works? Paul compared it to idolatry: But […]

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