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Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Neglected biblical teaching: older people should train younger people, especially same gender

Mike draws a positive application from Titus 2.

Titus 2:3-5 Titus 2:3-5 women teaching women intergenerational mentoring
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Unofficial teaching moments: Priscilla teaching Apollos (Acts 18:26) — women can correct men's theology

Mike uses Priscilla as precedent for informal theological correction.

Acts 18:26 Priscilla Aquila David
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-11

Introduction: purpose of responding to popular skeptical attacks on the Bible

Mike introduces the article 'Six and a Half Reasons Why the Bible Is Not Divinely Inspired' from the Friendly Atheist website (Patheos), which had over 15,000 shares.

apologetics biblical inspiration online skepticism
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Side 3c: Former occult practitioners may be genuinely stumbled by innocent Halloween participation

A pastoral dimension — sensitivity to those with occult backgrounds

Halloween Stumbling block Former occult practitioners
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Tendency to view Gen Z through a negative lens — and why that must be corrected

McDowell describes an exercise he does with audiences

Generation Z authenticity Barna Research
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-04

Righteous anger is anger that is rightly caused and rightly applied; Ephesians 4:26 is the governing principle

Q from Naomi Yurkov about what righteous anger is biblically and when it applies to humans.

Ephesians 4:26 social media righteous anger Ephesians 4:26
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Keeping faith private: a private relationship with God signals shame or embarrassment, not genuine privacy

Question from Dusty Matthew about a friend who says faith is a private matter.

Matthew 10:33 Luke 12:9 evangelism private faith shame of the gospel
Mike Winger idea 2021-12-17

How to be Calm & Kind on Social Media: I often find myself being rude on social media. I don’t mean to be, but it just gets the better of me. How do you approach people, consistently, in such a loving manner?

Q&A question: How to be Calm & Kind on Social Media
Mike Winger idea 2023-09-01

Does Video Auto-Play Lead to Sin?: Is it a sin to use a social media service that often displays ungodly messages and music? Short-form video services such as TikTok display videos directly on your feed rather than suggesting them to you. I will still often see ungodly videos even though I don't want to.

Q&A question: Does Video Auto-Play Lead to Sin?
Mike Winger idea 2024-08-09

Courage & Self-Control on Social Media: Do you think God expects us to post about controversial issues on our social media accounts? I don’t want to start needless arguments online, but I also sometimes worry that I’m being cowardly.

Q&A question: Courage & Self-Control on Social Media
Mike Winger idea 2024-08-30

Did Jonah Actually Die?: Did Jonah die? I was introduced to this theory by social media and was surprised to see a lot of people think he died and was risen based off of Jonah 2:1-6, Jewish tradition, and The Sign of Jonah.

Q&A question: Did Jonah Actually Die?

Jonah Jonah
Mike Winger idea 2024-12-20

Is “Bodybuilding” Biblical?: My friends and I love natural bodybuilding. Is it biblical to work on your body to one day showcase it in minimal clothing on a bodybuilding stage or on social media in a non-sexual way?

Q&A question: Is “Bodybuilding” Biblical?

sexual ethics