I conducted a survey of 504 Christian singles to find out what their experience in church as a single has been. I wrote several articles based on pieces of the data, but haven’t published the complete data until now. Below are links to the articles from the data, followed by all of the data (including […]
What does the Bible say about singleness / being single?
What does the Bible say about singleness / being single? Stop Shaming Single Christians: The strand of three chords in Ecclesiastes has nothing to do with marriage I recently attended a wedding where the pastor used Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 as his text to describe marriage. “Two are better than one…If either of them falls down, one […]
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
What does the Bible say about homosexuality? 10 Blog Posts about Homosexuality & the Bible I’ve posted a lot about homosexuality and the Bible over the years. Here are the top 10: Gay Christian? A sermon by Noah Filipiak and Jim Decke Same Sex Attraction / Orientation is Not a Sin 3 Ways […]
Interview with 2012-13 MSU Quarterback Andrew Maxwell on being benched and finding identity in Christ not football
How would you like to receive the following tweet? You should let all the fans you let down crucify you. How would you handle that? That’s a tweet Andrew Maxwell received during his time quarterbacking the Michigan State Spartans football team. Andrew Maxwell compiled an impressive career as Michigan State University’s quarterback, his biggest season […]
Christian Pastor Freed from Iranian Prison
I did an interview last year with an Iranian Christian friend of mine who lives in Lansing. My friend converted from Islam when living in Iran and thus had to become a refugee to escape those trying to kill him, namely his father. You can read the interview here: After Death Threats from Muslims in […]
Interview with Novelist Susie Finkbeiner on Exhaustion, Superficiality, Politics and Staying Grounded
Susie Finkbeiner has written three novels, with her recent A Cup of Dust being released today, October 27th, with Kregel Publishers. In this episode, Noah Filipiak interviews Susie about exhaustion, how to handle exhaustion, the superficiality of “puppy hug and rainbow kiss” Christianity (and Christian fiction), politics and how to stay grounded. Jump in on […]