Blog, Podcast, YouTube, and Books by Ray Burns
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) It’s easy to believe that if something is academic, it must lack vitality and energy, or perhaps even spirituality. When we apply the idea of “studying” to the Bible, we cringe at […]
Do Christians REALLY Need Theology? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesI’d like to set the tone of this article with a quote from Martin Luther, the 16th century Christian who is best known for his role in the Protestant Reformation. In a letter addressing how the church should respond to the Bubonic Plague devastating the land, he wrote this: I shall ask God mercifully to
The #1 Way to Love Others During the Coronavirus Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been quite the week in the U.S. Things are shutting down and people are practicing “social distancing” to help slow the spread of the disease. We’re all in this together, even if we are forced to live in isolation to protect others. Stay strong, follower of Christ. Remember that God calls us to pursue
Changes to my release schedule, plus upcoming articles Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesFire from Heaven. Bears mauling people. A flood wiping out almost every human on Earth. When we read the Old Testament, the God we read about seems so different from the one we know today. Sure, He still hates sin, but not so much that we need to stone our children for disobeying us. So
Why Does God Seem So Different in the Old Testament? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesI’ll be honest, my wife had to remind me that my blog’s birthday was today. I’ve been looking forward to celebrating March 11th, but at the same time, it hardly seems like an entire year has gone by. Yet here we are, so I thought it’d be interesting to look back at some of the
Year 1 of Onward in the Faith – Surprises, Struggles, Praises, and Hopes for Next Year Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m so excited to share the first episode of my podcast! This episode is the core of why this blog and podcast exist – as a resource to help you understand why you believe what you believe. You can use the player down below, or use the button to listen and subscribe on Apple devices
Check out episode 1 of my new podcast! Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesYear 2 of Onward in the Faith March 11th is the 1 year anniversary of this ministry. It’s been quite the experience, and it’s been amazing to see God working in people’s lives through this website (my own life, most of all!). Whether you’ve been here a week or a year, I hope this has
A podcast! An anniversary! Plus this week’s articles Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I announced that I’m using this week to work on an audio version of my articles. I’m now close to $100 in monthly support, and more monthly support will allow me to release even more audio articles every week. I’ve already done a dry run on my first podcast release, and I think this
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis week’s schedule is going to be really weird, so I’m just taking a week off of writing and doing work behind the scenes. But that’s not all I’ll be working on! I’ve spent a few weeks in prayer about adding an audio component to Onward in the Faith. I know each article requires 10-15
I’m taking a week off… and plan to come back with a podcast! Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 12 minutesUp to this point, we’ve taken a big look at everything that led to the Catholic Church as we saw it in the 1500s, just before it split during the Protestant Reformation. As we’ve seen, it’s clear that the church’s roots in Christianity had been almost lost as sinful men did what they always do
Why Did God Allow the Church to Split? (Part 4): Why the Church Had to Split Read More »