Joshua Mark NickelWatchman Nee’s “The Normal Christian Life” Summed Up in Six Key QuotesTake a book and boil it down to a handful of short, memorable quotes that best express the ideas of that book. This is a not an easy task…17 min read·Mar 18, 2021--1--1
Joshua Mark NickelFive Myths about the Church History: Heresy and OrthodoxyAlister McGrath overviewed the epic, centuries-long battle between good and bad theology in Heresy: A History of Defending the Truth. Here…9 min read·Sep 15, 2018----
Joshua Mark NickelTwo Common Mistakes That Lead to Oversimplified Church History“There is no surer basis for fanaticism than bad history, which is invariably history oversimplified.”7 min read·Jul 31, 2018----
Joshua Mark NickelRating the Parables of Jesus for StickinessWhat makes an idea stick in our minds?9 min read·Jun 29, 2018----
Joshua Mark NickelMoses and the Unexpected Breakdown He Should Have Seen Coming“What if Moses and God were both having a bad day at the same time?”3 min read·Mar 15, 2018----
Joshua Mark NickelThe Way of CainTo be under grace is to be powerless before God. To be under the law is to be powerless before God as well. Since God is all-powerful, that…2 min read·Oct 2, 2017----
Joshua Mark NickelHow Do Followers of Jesus Relate to the Law?Matthew 5:17–20 in Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship22 min read·Jul 27, 2017----
Joshua Mark NickelWhat Job Got Right and His Friends Got Wrong — Are We Misreading a Key Verse?For all the benefits of studying the book of Job, it’s worth our time even if the only lesson we learn from it is how not to be like Job’s…7 min read·Jul 14, 2017--3--3
Joshua Mark NickelWhen God Doesn’t Seem to Have Much to Say — A Lesson from the Church in Smyrna (Revelation 2:8–11)How would you like to get a letter from Jesus?2 min read·Jul 14, 2017----