Featured Essay Collection

What Has Happened to the Church?

A collection of essays examining compromise, false teaching, weak preaching, entertainment-driven worship, church leadership, sin, repentance, and the growing gap between modern church culture and the clear teaching of Scripture.

Acts 2:42

What Is a Real Church Supposed to Be Like?

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

What is a real church supposed to be like? This Bible lesson looks at the marks of a biblical church, including sound teaching, fellowship, prayer, worship, and obedience to God’s Word.

September 30, 2026

Matthew 15:6

When Tradition Replaces the Word of God

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Tradition becomes dangerous when people give a human practice the authority that belongs only to God’s Word.

September 18, 2026

Part 4 of 4 · 2 Timothy 4:2–4

Is Motivational Preaching the Same as Biblical Preaching?

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Part Four of Testing Modern Church Teaching by Scripture. Biblical preaching teaches God’s Word, points people to Christ, and calls them to trust and obey Him, not merely feel better.

September 12, 2026

Ezra 9:5

Revival Is Your Face in the Ground

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Revival in Scripture does not begin with music or momentum. It begins with grief, repentance, and obedience. Ezra shows that true revival starts when God’s Word breaks the heart and drives His people to the ground.

September 10, 2026

Part 3 of 4 · 1 Thessalonians 5:20–21

How Does the Bible Tell Us to Test Prophecy?

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Part 3 of a four-part study testing modern church teaching by Scripture. Every prophecy, prediction, and spiritual claim must be examined by the written Word of God.

September 1, 2026

Part 2 of 4 · 2 Corinthians 12:9

Does Faith Guarantee Physical Healing?

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Part 2 of a four-part study testing modern church teaching by Scripture. God is able to heal, but Scripture does not promise physical healing to every believer who has enough faith.

August 30, 2026

Colossians 1:18

When the Church Gathers, What Should Matter Most?

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

When believers gather, God’s Word, worship, prayer, fellowship, care for one another, and Jesus Christ Himself should matter most.

August 30, 2026

Part 1 of 4 · 1 Timothy 6:6–10

Does God Promise Wealth and Success?

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Part 1 of a four-part study testing modern church teaching by Scripture. Prosperity teaching promises wealth and success, but that message must be tested against the lives of Jesus, the apostles, and the clear teaching of Scripture.

August 29, 2026

John 21:16–17

Feed the Flock With the Word of God

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Pastors and teachers are entrusted with a serious responsibility: faithfully feed God’s people with the whole Word of God and point them to Christ.

August 28, 2026

Matthew 4:4

What Makes a Church Strong?

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

A church becomes strong when Jesus Christ is its Lord, God’s Word is faithfully taught, believers pray, love one another, obey Him, and carry the gospel to others.

August 26, 2026

Philippians 3:8–9

Don’t Let Religion Rob You of Real Faith

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Religious activity cannot save anyone. Real faith comes empty-handed to Jesus Christ and trusts Him alone for righteousness and eternal life.

July 30, 2026

Jeremiah 23:21

When Someone Says, “God Told Me”

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

Claiming that God spoke does not make the claim true. Every spiritual message must be tested by the written Word of God.

July 28, 2026

Luke 6:46

A Polite Interview with a Lukewarm Church

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

A fictional interview exposes what happens when a church protects comfort while quietly avoiding repentance, obedience, and the hard truth of the gospel.

July 28, 2026

Amos 8:11

A Flood of Content and a Famine of Truth

By Dean Butler | The Other Side of Amen

We are surrounded by Christian content, but that does not mean we are hearing and obeying the truth of God’s Word.

May 28, 2025