Questions I address in this post: Is marriage a state or church issue? How do I love my gay brother? How do I uphold biblical marriage while loving homosexuals? Should we treat homosexuality differently than other sins? Is John 8 apocryphal? What...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I live much of my life disappointed. My friends tell me I have unrealistic expectations. It is true, unfortunately I often find myself saying, “I guess it was too much to hope for…” I guess seeing this alcoholic reform before...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Lent may be the most Christian of the holidays. No stores have big Lent sales; no one pushes Lent decorations, tries to sell Lent books or hands out Lent jewelry. Lent does not lend itself to commercialism or emotion. Instead it calls for a long,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Dear Lance, Wow, what a terrible few years you must have had. You were running from the truth, running from your friends, and fighting against yourself. You must have felt very alone, angry and remorseful. The worst may finally be over. You will...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Please learn the true meaning of sin. Sin lives within every heart. It bends the way we think, feel and act. In the beginning, sin crept into our world and let in his friend death, and to this day sin leads humans by the hand into the arms of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As we begin our study of Romans together, we need some vocabulary lessons. Some words we have used since childhood have very special meanings in this letter. Unless we understand those words we will miss the meaning of the entire letter. In modern...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What was your favorite Christmas present? My wife posed this question to me the day after Christmas. I quickly thought through the options. Do I automatically tell her that her gift was the best? Which gift was my favorite? Was it this? Was it...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I woke up at 4:00 am and couldn't go back to sleep, so I spent the rest of the morning re-writing my sermon on rest. I hope you don't think me a hypocrit if for admitting that a sermon on rest kept me up all night. I would like to only preach...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”(Matthew 11:2-3 ESV) Despite all of John's, he obviously had his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Show me a Christian who never doubts, and I will show you someone who I doubt is a Christian ~Martin Luther When John the Baptist found himself in prison looking forward to certain death, he began to doubt Christ. Even though he had recognized the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
