Category Archives: Doctrine

Why Critical Theory is not compatible with Christ

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Mel Wild

Did you ever find yourself just dumbfounded when you see people accusing others of racism while making blatantly racist statements themselves, like BLM activist Monica Cannon-Grant’s tirade against interracial marriages that would make David Duke and Adolf Hitler proud? Or, … Continue reading →

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How we see God’s sovereignty matters

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Mel Wild

What you believe about God matters. For instance, if you equate God’s sovereignty with Him micromanaging and controlling every single event in human history then you will struggle and even question His motives during times like these. God caused the … Continue reading →

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Walking in practical Kingdom realities

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Mel Wild

I’ve shared before that God’s righteousness is not defined by rule-keeping but by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. He defines what righteous living looks like, not the religious nut-jobs thumping people over the head with their Bibles. And … Continue reading →

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Throwing stones from our glass houses

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Mel Wild

I hesitated to post this because I don’t want it come across as an attack against parts of the Body of Christ. Quite the opposite, my desire is that we would stop throwing our doctrinal rocks at each other. I … Continue reading →

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Not what you know but WHO you know

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Mel Wild

Eternal life is not about a place, it’s about a Person. It’s not about what you know but Who you know. It’s not based on believing the right things, although believing them is important, it’s about experientially knowing God as … Continue reading →

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Light and the Darkness

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Mel Wild

As I’ve been reading the gospel of John, I’ve noticed how much he talks about light (16 times in his gospel; 5 times in his first epistle), and this started me on a journey into the significance of light in … Continue reading →

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Two kinds of knowing

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Mel Wild

As I’ve been reading John I’m seeing two very different kinds of knowing—two types of confidence. On the one hand, we see the religious elite of Jesus’ day who were confident because of their doctrinal traditions, education, and position. On … Continue reading →

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Evangelizing Evangelicalism

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Mel Wild

If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you know that I can be somewhat of an iconoclast with regard to popular evangelical teachings. I love my evangelical heritage, embrace it fully, so I don’t do this just to stir … Continue reading →

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Going beyond our fishbowl

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Mel Wild

I’ve been working on writing a new book and thinking a lot about our paradigms lately. Paradigms are funny things. We all have one and they color how we understand everything. How we interpret life…each other…God. It’s the fishbowl we’ve … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Arianism

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Mel Wild

I’ve added this video as a supplement to my last post because who we say Christ is, and understanding our union with Him, is critically important to understanding the good news that brings great joy. A lot of people don’t … Continue reading →

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