When does a church become a cult? Or perhaps you want to know, "Is my church a cult?" I’m going to try to answer those questions - just not in the way you expect.

You’ve heard of the phrase “the untouchables”. Today we use it to mean the people who get away with corruption. They are people who are above the law and never brought to justice. But did you know it doesn’t only have that meaning?

Discover how Oscar Wilde’s classic novel exposes the exhausting trap of performance-based faith, institutional cover-ups, and the true freedom found in the Audience of One.

Paul’s object lesson on wearing armour, written to the Ephesian church, is one of the most famous in the Bible and still a great visual illustration (Ephesians 6:10-18) . But have you ever stopped and considered the historical aspect of the description? Sure, it’s Roman, we’ve all seen the Sunday School pictures, but what about beyond that? Have we gotten so focused on describing every piece in detail, that we forget to look at the big picture? Whose armour is it anyway? Paul

“Apparently, I’m living a life worth gossiping about. LOL. Imagine how boring their lives must be if they think mine is interesting.”

Over the past few years, I have read a large number of belief statements, but I’ve been struck by something that is missing in every single one of them.

Does your church teach doctrine or indoctrinate?

In his first epistle to Timothy, Paul warns about perverse men who “suppose that gain is godliness” (1 Timothy 6:5). Though, I’ve heard plenty of sermons on the next verse about godliness with contentment, I don’t think I have ever heard anyone teach on it. But what does it mean to “suppose gain is godliness”? THE MEANING It means to assume that your financial or physical situation is proof of your godliness, or that your godliness will lead to financial gain. It can apply to