Courageous Leaders, Bullies and Weasels
4 traits of courageous character for ministry leaders
Part of the reason we are put in a position of leadership is because we are expected to have the courage to deal with challenges like this. When dealing with those who may be undercutting the people around them, true leaders confront, encourage change, and in certain instances, extend grace and a second chance. However... Continue Reading
Love and the Inhumanity of Same-Sex Marriage
Christians must recognize that the progressive position on same sex marriage is unloving and inhumane.
In our present cultural context, Christian love will prove costly to Christians and churches. Even if you recognize the Bible calls homosexuality sin, but you (wrongly) support same-sex marriage, your stance on homosexuality will offend. A people’s strongest desires—the desires they refuse to let go of—reveals their worship. To condemn sexual freedom in America today... Continue Reading
3 Ways the Gospel Changes Marriage
For Christians, Jesus is the head of the marriage, and his leadership brings changes
We know from the Scriptures that a Christian marriage is never simply a union of two people but two people united together in Jesus Christ. This is another way of saying that Jesus is our head, the Lord and the life-giver of our marriage. When a couple embrace the truth of the gospel, whether in... Continue Reading
Horror in Pennsylvania: America’s Great Hypocrisy
Far too many still delude themselves with the lie that unborn human beings are not persons
We can keep telling ourselves that unborn children are different. That abortion is different. That somehow the moral weight of this question is not so serious – surely not so serious as were those that faced our forbears in other times and places (forbears we do not hesitate to judge, thinking that surely we would... Continue Reading
Do you have a “Sandpaper Person” in your life?
Is being a sandpaper person a gift of the Spirit that Paul forgot to mention?
But what do you do with someone who is a self-appointed sandpaper person in your life? What I mean is, what if someone decides that they know best how God should be working out your sanctification and that they just know that God is using them to rub off your rough edges? Whether or... Continue Reading
Is the FV Controversy Dead?
A reply to Doug Wilson's article on the Leithart trial
On the first point, even though a church court has spoken, that doesn’t mean that I have to agree with it, nor does it mean that church court decisions are above criticism. Or will we start saying that Machen should just have stayed quiet and been a good boy? Not to mention Luther. There have... Continue Reading
The Annulment of Same-Sex Marriage
Those who believe in overturning traditional marriage have run a well-marketed campaign of victimhood and oppression tied to identity politics
Majority rights with minority protections must be respected. But this canon does not mean that minority demands must not be questioned. To apply same-sex marriage to the 14th Amendment passed on behalf of freed slaves who were previously considered property and not citizens is intellectual malpractice. Every American has the same “equal protections” in civil/criminal... Continue Reading
Second-Hand Clothing Undermines Africa’s Economy
Many well-meaning charities are complicit in keeping many African nations poor.
The second-hand clothing industry in parts of Africa is big business. In fact, many charities receive substantial revenue from the sale of this clothes. Why buy a t-shirt for 10 dollars when you can buy one for 32 cents? These trends should come as no surprise to Americans because consignment shops and thrift stores are... Continue Reading
An Honest Response: “I love Jesus but hate Religion”
Can you love Jesus, but hate Christianity, Christians, or the Church?
So to be blunt, to be offensive, to be “intolerant”.. You either love the biblical Jesus and his biblical religion, or you love the Jesus and religion you’ve replaced them with. To balk at either Jesus or His religion is to engage in a sleight of hand. The problem here is that you aren’t fooling... Continue Reading
The Sorry State of the Apology
Scriptural responses to society's shallow regret
An authentic, proactive apology has the power to diffuse anger, re-establish dialogue, and bring tremendous healing. As followers of Christ, let us set the standard for what it means to apologize well. The apology seems to be at an all-time high, and simultaneously, an all-time low. Thanks to public figures such as Arnold Schwarzenegger,... Continue Reading
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