How Pornography Works: It Hijacks the Male Brain
Pornography becomes more than a distraction and a distortion of God’s intention for human sexuality; it becomes an addictive poison.
Sinners naturally look for fig leaves to hide sin, and biological causation is often cited as a means of avoiding moral responsibility. Struthers does not allow this, and his view of pornography is both biblical and theologically grounded. He lays responsibility for the sin of viewing pornography at the feet of those who willingly consume... Continue Reading
Evangelicalism’s Last Taboo
In an age when being nice is the highest virtue, publicly confronting error from a well-known Christian is perhaps the last taboo in contemporary evangelicalism
If you go to the trouble to write a book or gather a large audience to hear you speak then I assume you are seeking buy in (so to speak) from people in other churches. I am highly in favor of good books and good teaching for the wider church. In fact I recommend loads... Continue Reading
Time is Running-out on Religious Lliberty
Gay rights proponents are going for a total victory, and they will eventually target the tax-exempt status of religious organizations—including churches
There is one area of disagreement that I would register with Dreher’s analysis. Dreher seems to agree with prevailing conservative opinion that no matter how much religious liberty is lost in the public space, traditional marriage supporters would still be safe to promote their views within their houses of worship. I don’t believe that for... Continue Reading
If You Are Not a Good Husband, You Are Not a Good Pastor
Pastors who preach the gospel should not undermine the gospel by refusing to love their wives as Christ loves the church
These truths are important to mention because there is a real danger for pastors to think that they can separate the integrity of their ministry from the integrity of their homes. Consider John Wesley, one of the greatest Christian preachers who ever lived, as an example. Nathan Busenitz at the Cripplegate Blog recently wrote an article titled... Continue Reading
Siri: Find Me a Mentor
Click by click, we younger women have cut the older women out of our lives.
Sadly, the foundation of spiritual mothering—the little moments of sharing recipes and book recommendations and driving directions—the tasks that almost any older woman can do with confidence have already been delegated. We younger women, in our quest for immediate answers to our questions, have taken what could be the start of a mentoring relationship and found... Continue Reading
When You Do Good And It Comes Back To Bite You
Suffering does not always mean we have done something wrong
When we do good and it comes back to bite us, we can feel giving up. Don’t. Your suffering doesn’t mean you’ve done anything wrong. And your reward is from the Lord, not those you serve. Do you have a viper dangling from your hand? Shake it off and keep serving. Jesus is pleased with... Continue Reading
What Cessationism Is Not
Four clarifications about what cessationism is not
Cessationism then does not deny the reality that God can do whatever He wants whenever He wants. It does not put God into a box or limit His sovereign prerogative. But it does acknowledge that there was something unique and special about the age of miracles and miracle-workers that defined the ministries of Moses and Joshua, Elijah and Elisha, and Christ and His... Continue Reading
NPR and the Power of Narrative
When the real story doesn't support the desired narrative
But in the interview Martin asked Jimenez the following extraordinarily revealing question: “As a gay man, did you have any concerns that you reporting, that digging into this issue would somehow diminish the power that the Shepard story had, and what it has meant for gay rights in this country.” In other words, Martin seems... Continue Reading
God Loves You Because He Does
The gospel is not for good Christian girls
Those who emphasize obedience as the result of regenerating grace and works as the fruit of faith can come to terms very well with past sin, with pre-conversion sin, however heinous, because is it covered by the blood and righteousness of Christ. But they have trouble dealing with present sin in believers, because of their... Continue Reading
Why Speaking Truth In Love Is Not ‘Slandering Christ’s Bride’
When speaking the truth in love is not slandering the Church
The Bible never states that you have to be a “prophet or a son of a prophet” to exhort your brothers and sisters in Christ about an overlooked area of biblical concern in your church or the church at large. It teaches the opposite! In fact, lovingly addressing areas of weakness or apathy within our... Continue Reading
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