In this free little book, I give advice about how to decide what to do: Naselli, Andrew David. God’s Will and Making Decisions. Field Guides. Kingsburg, CA: The Mentoring Project, 2025. Free PDF Free Spanish PDF Free audiobook (at the top of this page) After disagreeing with what I call “the subjective view” of finding ..read more

Here is the new website for Christ the King Church in Stillwater: www.ChristTheKing.build. About four months ago, I announced that my family is planning to plant Christ the King Church with some dear friends. If you have been praying for us, thank you. There has been so much to do (this is probably the most I ..read more

Christ the King Church (the church we are in the process of planting in Stillwater, Minnesota) is planning to sing selections mostly from the hymnal Treasury of Psalms and Hymns. Here’s why and how. Why Our Church Plans to Use the Treasury of Psalms and Hymns A good hymnal collects high-quality songs that span centuries ..read more

New article: Naselli, Andrew David. “Politics, Conscience, and the Church: The Why, What, and How of Political Disagreement (And a Test Case).” Christ Over All, 9 September 2024. It updates an article I coauthored with Jonathan Leeman four years ago by tweaking it throughout and by adding a new section at the end: “Test Case ..read more

My school just published this short article: Naselli, Andrew David. “Three Reflections on Being a Pastor and a Professor.” Bethlehem College and Seminary, 16 August 2024. I expand on these three reflections: It is helpful to lay out a spectrum of six options for being a pastor or professor. It is good for seminary professors ..read more

Big news for the Naselli family: We’re planning to plant Christ the King Church with some dear friends. More info at www.ChristtheKing.build. (I plan to continue teaching full-time at Bethlehem College and Seminary. And our family hopes to move closer to the Stillwater area in due course.) Would you please pray for us ..read more

New article: Naselli, Andrew David. “Our Priest in the Pattern of Melchizedek: Eight Conclusions Hebrews 5–7 Draws about Jesus the Messiah from Genesis 14:18–20 and Psalm 110:4.” Christ Over All, 5 July 2024. Summary: Because Jesus the Messiah is our priest in the pattern of Melchizedek … he is the supreme priest (Heb. 4:14–5:10). he has entered the Most Holy Place on our behalf (Heb. 6:19–20). he is both king and priest (Heb. 7:1–2). his priesthood is eternal (Heb. 7:3). he is greater than both Abraham and Levitical priests (Heb. 7:4–10). he is better than Levitical priests, and he fu ..read more

I wrote a book on how to read a book: Naselli, Andrew David. How to Read a Book: Advice for Christian Readers. Moscow, ID: Canon, 2024. (It is already shipping from Canon Press and should ship shortly from Amazon.) Last evening my family opened the package with my author copies: Contents Audiobook My book is also available as an audiobook (4 hours, 45 min.) on Canon Plus and should release shortly on Audible. To listen to the audiobook on Canon Plus requires a subscription, but Canon Plus is offering a deal: a 21-day free trial. (I highly recommend subscribing to Canon Plus because it in ..read more

This new article is insightful: Laughlin, Bryan, and Doug Ponder. “Complementarians and the Rise of Second-Wave Evangelical Feminism.” Sola Ecclesia, 26 February 2024. Here is one of my takeaways from the article (the below table is my own synthesis but in line with the article by Laughlin and Ponder): Four Views on Hierarchy and Complementarity Hierarchy Complementarity 1. Biblical patriarchy / broad, thick, or natural complementarianism 2. Narrow, thin, or ideological complementarianism * ** 3. Egalitarianism / evangelical feminism (initially) ** 4. Egalitarianism ..read more

Today with God’s help I joined the 1,000-pound club—the total pounds for 1 bench press + 1 squat + 1 deadlift. 250 pounds (bench press) + 340 pounds (squat) + 440 pounds (deadlift) ______________________ = 1,030 pounds (total) A lot of men can lift way more than that. (Arnold Schwarzenegger recently shared, “My best bench press was 525, my best deadlift was 710, and my best squat was 610.” That’s 1,845 total pounds.) Lifting 1,000 total pounds isn’t hard for super strong guys, but it’s a milestone for me. I’m 43 years old—about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. And I didn’t start strength trainin ..read more