Heinz Ketchup is currently running a promotion through their website that allows customers to personalize bottles of Heinz Ketchup. It’s a very easy process. One simply goes to the website and inputs the desired name into the box the company has provided, click add to basket, and you can buy your very own, personal bottle of ketchup. That is, of course, the company deems your name worthy of...
James 1:22 challenges those who call themselves followers of Jesus with these words: “Do not merely listen to the word… Do what it says.” It’s actually a simple and intuitive response to the call of Christ and the truth of God’s Word. We have a bad habit of making it complex and difficult. Rather than putting the truth into practice, we often try to protect and defend it by creating...
Jude 1:3 reads, “Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.” On the face of it, these are fighting words. But the question we must ask ourselves is this: how is that fight best fought and won? In many ways, this verse captures the spirit...
Confession… We are nerds! It is completely normal for a quick phone call to turn into a deep dive into any number of biblical, theological, or social issues. These conversations often meander across relevant books, articles, sermons, and personal perspectives about life and the Bible. Until this recent series of articles, our conversations stayed between us. In this particular instance, however...
There was a popular video and meme trend that circulated the internet within the last few years. In these videos and memes, mothers lamented the seemingly inevitable and less-than-desirable evolution in the names by which their children addressed them. These women state some version of the following: “No one prepares you for the transition from ‘Mama’ to ‘Mommy’ to ‘Mom’ and then to ‘Bruh.” At...
When building a biblical perspective on women in ministry, people often go to the most logical place. They go back to the beginning, to the book of Genesis. Even the Apostle Paul referenced the book of Genesis in both 1 Timothy 2 and 2 Corinthians 11. While we have considered portions of these passages in previous articles, we intentionally left the handling of Genesis alone in anticipation of...
Several years ago, I (Jeremy) had a very interesting and embarrassing situation develop during a Sunday morning service. As I was coming to the conclusion of my message, a woman in the congregation began talking to the person sitting next to her. She wasn’t shouting, but she wasn’t whispering either. I could hear her, but could not discern exactly what she was saying. Those within 3 to 4 rows of...
In our previous two articles, we considered the biblical evidence in favor of women in ministry. Our intent was not to avoid passages that appeared to serve as prohibitions, but to reveal the abundance of evidence of women serving as leaders, preachers, teachers, and even pastors within the earliest days of the church. With that evidence in mind, we now turn our attention to passages that, at...
Acts 2 is one of the most exciting chapters in the New Testament. It presents the story of the day of Pentecost, the day when the Holy Spirit breathed life into the corporate body of Christ. This was the moment the church was born. The Apostle Peter, empowered by the Holy Spirit, stepped up to present the inaugural sermon explaining this earth-shaking event. After explaining that they weren’t...
These next few articles may have a different feel and flavor as I (Jeremy) experiment with co-writing with my long-time friend and colleague, Lee Boso. Lee and I have many years of ministry experience (close to 50 between us) which has led us into many rich, practical, and theological conversations. Due to recent events, our discussions have turned to the topic of what the Bible teaches about...
Jeremy Myers is the Lead Pastor of First Baptist Church of Seymour, Indiana, where he has served since 2017. He has over 25 years of experience in local church ministry and not-for-profit leadership. He has a passion for helping emerging and existing generations learn to make space for each other and caring for the under-served and marginalized. In 2016, he earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Palmer Theological Seminary, with his thesis focusing on developing connections between senior adults and youth in the church. He is a passionate and gifted communicator and is regularly invited to speak at retreats, camps, conferences, and other events. He lives in Seymour, Indiana with his wife Robyn, their two children, Mikayla and JJ, and their Golden Doodle, Evie.
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