Dennis McCallum

Companion study guide with questions to guide discussion for the book Satan and His Kingdom

Gary DeLashmutt

Lucius Aelius Sejanus' bearing on church history is not immediately apparent to the church historian. He is well known among Roman historians as the man who almost succeeded in overthrowing Tiberius Caesar. However, his relationship with Pontius Pilate has an important influence on what year one dates the death of Jesus. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of Sejanus' life, to examine his relationship with Pilate, and finally to understand the impact of this information on the date of Jesus' death.

Gary DeLashmutt

This paper provides some questions to help guide your inductive study of various books of the Bible.

James Rochford

Many people stridently speak about spiritual abuse, but very few can define it. If you’re in this position, you’re in good company: Even experts have difficulty explaining the concept. For instance, two experts in the field of spiritual abuse write, “To say that defining spiritual abuse is difficult would be an understatement.” In fact, “there have been conversations about whether we should use the term at all.”[1] They continue, “It would be true to say that there is no agreement about how to define this term… Indeed, at the start of 2018 there were a variety of articles in the Christian media debating whether the term should really be used.”[2]

Dennis McCallum and Gary DeLashmutt

This study guide follows chapter by chapter, the book, Spiritual Love, by Gary DeLashmutt and Dennis McCallum. The guide is arranged for use in any one of four venues: - Individual enrichment - Couples premarital study - Married couples' enrichment - Group study

Dennis McCallum and Gary DeLashmutt

A summary of how to prepare a sermon including: choosing your text, meditating on it, isolating the dominant thought, arranging material around the dominant thought, adding an introduction and conclusion, and writing down and praying over your message.

Dennis McCallum

The defense offered by Steven in Acts 7 has confused interpreters as much as any passage in the book of Acts. In his excellent commentary on Acts, Howard Marshal says, ". . . the purpose of this speech is still much disputed. In form it is a lengthy recital of Old Testament history, discussing in detail what appear to be insignificant points and culminating in a bitter attack on the speaker's hearers. What is the speaker trying to do?"

Dennis McCallum

Some discussions seem to drag in fits and awkward silences, creating tension in the group that further inhibits discussion. Other discussions seem to thrive in eager sharing, with people actually competing to get their point in. Why is this? The most likely reason for such difference is the introduction. In our introduction, we touch on the skills of public speaking, or homiletics. The leader must stimulate and excite the group about the subject under consideration.

Jim Leffel

We all have a set of basic beliefs—a world view. Everyone is a philosopher in this way. In this chapter, our concern is to provide criteria that distinguish a good set of basic beliefs from a poor one. This seems overwhelming perhaps. But in fact, it is a natural process, and one that we are involved in all the time. Whenever we take action, form an opinion, or consider other's views, we are testing a belief system—either ours or someone else's. So our present task is to make explicit what we naturally do by providing a framework to assess world views.

Gary DeLashmutt

The "ban" (Heb. cherem) refers to God's command to the Israelites to exterminate 7 tribes living in the land of Canaan (Deuteronomy 7:1,2). There are several moral problems raised by the "ban." The Christian worker should be able to defend this area of biblical revelation (1 Peter 3:15).