Christian Living A Story For Our Time Part 2 Rooted In Christ A Summary of Part 1 In part one of this post, we looked at the purpose of parables and how they were used by Jesus to teach people about spiritual realities. We used the parable of the pearl of great price as an example and from there we transitioned to the parable […] Written by Nathan Zach February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Shaky Christians On Rocky Ground Pt 1 The Purpose and Use of Parables Jesus loved to tell stories. The Bible calls these stories parables. Jesus used these as his primary method of teaching about God and the kingdom of God to the people of his day [See Mt 13, 18; Mk 4; Lk 15]. They were meant to, by way of analogy […] Written by Nathan Zach January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Current Events Second Peter: Staying steady while facing the end of the world This short post can be thought of as a “preview” or a “teaser” for the book of Second Peter. Hopefully, after you have read this you will go and read the entire book for yourself lingering long over the words and phrases, pulling out all the spiritual nourishment God will allow. This letter serves as […] Written by Nathan Zach May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Knowing Christ is Worth Your Pain (And Everything Else) “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which […] Written by Nathan Zach May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living The Wisdom of Wanting Godly Relationships “The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray.” (Pro 12:26) We live in a world that encourages hyer-social activity. Although much more of our social interactions are impersonal via online mediums (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) people who choose not to engage in these forums are seen as archaic […] Written by Nathan Zach April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living The Wisdom of Restraining Our Lips “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” (Pro 10:19) Do you love to talk? Are you a “talker” and do you always have something to say in any given conversation? If so, this proverb invites us to take a closer look at our verbal propensities […] Written by Nathan Zach April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Keeping Your Heart Through the Word “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) The heart. This fountain in the soul of a person acts like a rudder on a ship or plane. It is the place where choices and decisions spring from. In this proverb we are instructed to “keep” or […] Written by Nathan Zach March 14, 2020April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Christian Living Learning Contentment For those of us with kids, especially small ones, we KNOW that contentment is not a behavior that we are born with. In fact, it is nearly the exact opposite. When babies are hungry they receive food by “voicing their displeasure” to their mothers and sometimes the entire house! They are relentless, they will persist […] Written by Nathan Zach January 26, 2015April 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ep. 017: A Look At The Doctrines Of Grace: Perseverance of the Saints We’ve finally arrived at the last stop in our “Walk through the flowers: a look at the Doctrines of Grace.” After having examined Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, and Irresistible Grace we now will examine the “P” in the acrostic which stands for the Perseverance of the Saints. Let’s start by looking at a […] Written by Nathan Zach November 30, 2020December 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Trough Podcast Ep. 018: What is Expositional Preaching? Expositional preaching is empowered preaching that rightfully submits the shape and emphasis of the sermon to the shape and emphasis of a biblical text. TOPICS DISCUSSED: What is expositional preaching? Contextualization Exegesis Application DONT FORGET: If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to The Trough Podcast on iTunes and we would be honored if you […] Written by Nathan Zach June 6, 2020January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Ep. 017: A Look At The Doctrines Of Grace: Perseverance of the Saints We’ve finally arrived at the last stop in our “Walk through the flowers: a look at the Doctrines of Grace.” After having examined Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, and Irresistible Grace we now will examine the “P” in the acrostic which stands for the Perseverance of the Saints. Let’s start by looking at a […] Written by Nathan Zach November 30, 2020December 27, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Trough Podcast Ep. 018: What is Expositional Preaching? Expositional preaching is empowered preaching that rightfully submits the shape and emphasis of the sermon to the shape and emphasis of a biblical text. TOPICS DISCUSSED: What is expositional preaching? Contextualization Exegesis Application DONT FORGET: If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to The Trough Podcast on iTunes and we would be honored if you […] Written by Nathan Zach June 6, 2020January 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
From the Pen of: Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones “From the Pen of” is a series of blog posts where I will take excerpts from books I am either reading now or have read in the past and highlight sections of the text that make compelling arguments, insights or applications into the realities of Christian life and service. In this post, I want to […] Written by Nathan Zach May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How God Fed Me: A Year in Books 2021 Theological Books: 1. The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith (in modern English) Every once in a while it’s good to go back to your foundation. Reading this confession of faith was like applying water right on the roots of my faith. This book lists all the major doctrines (teachings) of the Bible and explains them […] Written by Nathan Zach January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Christmas Reveals the Glory of God Isaiah foretells of the glory On the heels of Christmas, my family and I were going through our daily Advent readings, we came across this passage from Isaiah, “A voice cries: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain […] Written by Nathan Zach December 22, 2021December 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Story For Our Time Part 2 Rooted In Christ A Summary of Part 1 In part one of this post, we looked at the purpose of parables and how they were used by Jesus to teach people about spiritual realities. We used the parable of the pearl of great price as an example and from there we transitioned to the parable […] Written by Nathan Zach February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shaky Christians On Rocky Ground Pt 1 The Purpose and Use of Parables Jesus loved to tell stories. The Bible calls these stories parables. Jesus used these as his primary method of teaching about God and the kingdom of God to the people of his day [See Mt 13, 18; Mk 4; Lk 15]. They were meant to, by way of analogy […] Written by Nathan Zach January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked