The Grand Irony of Atheistic Moral Denunciations I can’t believe God would sanction war in the Old Testament because war is immoral. I can’t believe God would send people to hell because hell is immoral. I can’t believe God would punish people because punishing people is immoral. These are the types of moral statements I […]
Author: Tom Schmidt
Christian, husband of Rach, Church Planter,musician,
A Church Planter’s Reflections on Titus 3:4-7: (The Gospel Story Continued) “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured […]
Cross of Christ Fellowship December Newsletter Here’s the December newsletter for Cross of Christ Fellowship, our Naperville church plant.
Heresy by Alistair McGrath (guest post by Dan Tsouloufis) Throughout every age, people have been fascinated by, and drawn to, alternative versions of Christianity. In our present day, there is no shortage of books and articles which seek to undermine the traditional, orthodox version of Christianity, in favor of various unorthodox views about Jesus, the Bible, and the early […]
Meta: 2 Week Series at North Central College I’m excited for a two week teaching series starting this Tuesday night at 6:30 in downtown Naperville. The series is for North Central College students and includes a free meal. It’s called META and it will be an overview of the metanarrative (the big and true story […]
4 Reasons the Christian Faith Is Relevant Today Is the Christian Faith relevant today? (Before I get started, it would be helpful for me to first quickly explain what the Christian faith is. A great 5 minute video that captures the heart of the Christian message can be found here: https://vimeo.com/48734715 And a basic summary […]
A Church Planter’s Reflections on Titus: (2:15-3:3) Practical Steps and Remembering Who We Were “Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you. Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid […]
8 Reasons to Believe Jesus Existed Sadly there is a belief growing among many that Jesus never existed. Though not taught at the university or seminary, this view is being promoted from various individuals on the internet through videos, books, and blogs. I myself have never met anyone holding to the view until recently. As […]
A Church Planter’s Reflections on Titus: Gospel Story and Doctrine that Trains (2:11-14) “11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing […]
Outreach in Downtown Naperville (Last Fling 2015) A couple weeks ago our Naperville church plant, Cross of Christ Fellowship, participated in a festival in called Last Fling. This was our second year and it turned out to be another great opportunity to share the gospel, give away Bibles and engage the community. We used a […]
