Adultery: When Law and Morality (used to) Agree
We are now reaping the inevitable result of treating marriage as a merely private affair, and adultery as a merely private sin.
Marriage was not considered merely a private arrangement. Every society regulates marriage, and most have adopted clear and punitive sanctions against adultery. But the moral and cultural revolutions of the past several decades have shifted the meaning of marriage from a public institution to a private contract. The Colorado legislature is considering the repeal... Continue Reading
5 Reasons We Don’t Share Our Faith
Why don’t Christians share the good news of the gospel message?
We don’t share our faith because we are ashamed of our identity. Christians should be wise to articulate the gospel in the way that most suits their audience. But even if we perfectly “get out of the way” of the gospel, there is a point where the cross of Christ becomes a point of conflict.... Continue Reading
The Most Dangerous Prayer for Pastors
"Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven"
“Your kingdom come” is a dangerous prayer, for it means the death of your sovereignty. It means your life and ministry will be shaped by the will of another. It means you will experience the messiness, discomfort, and difficulty of God’s refining grace. It means surrendering the center of your universe to the One who... Continue Reading
In Danger of Friendly Fire
Two ways in which friends of justification injure the truth of justification
Do you see the contemporary relevance? Witherspoon argues that some Christians are so eager to rout the legalist and glory in justification that they use “uncautious” expressions which make it sound like they have no place for the law or obedience. And on the other hand, some Christians are so eager to defend justification from... Continue Reading
The Most Essential Life Skill: Teachability
What it means and why it's important
Think of all the successful people you know, what is it that distinguishes them all? It’s teachability, isn’t it.Think of all the people you know that never really made the most of the gifts and opportunities God gave them. Unteachability is the common thread, isn’t it? If there’s one thing I want to to teach... Continue Reading
Are More Black Men in Jail Than in College?
The statistic is based on inaccurate and incomplete data
In 2002, the Justice Policy Institute released the report “Cellblocks or Classrooms” in which they claimed, “Nearly a third more African-American men are incarcerated than in higher education.” Since the report was issued a broad range of people—from NBA star Charles Barkley to President Barack Obama—have repeated the claim. But as Howard University professor Ivory... Continue Reading
Now What? The Gospel
A follow-up to the article: Top 10 Reasons Kids Leave the Church
So, in response to “what now”, “what next”? That’s it. To the question of “How do we fix the problems you listed in the Top 10 article?” That’s it. I don’t have another methodology for you. I don’t have a program. I don’t have a style. Just a charge: Preach the Gospel. We will no... Continue Reading
“Let The Children Come”…Say’s An Angry God…
Our children are important to God, and we should jump at the opportunity to bring them to Jesus
As usual the disciples were missing the point. And what Jesus says in His rebuke to the disciples is a rebuke for us all. He is telling us that children have value. They are not just cute accessories for life, or people we just deal with until they are old enough to contribute something. They... Continue Reading
It’s OK to Talk Like a Christian
Skip the trendy vocab, not the biblical terms.
In the video “Stuff Christians Say,” two guys toss around a dictionary’s worth of Christian lingo: non-denom, God thing, secular, relevant. It’s funny because the actors sound like the people we all know who repeat the latest religious phrase until it becomes ubiquitous and meaningless. As I watched, I hesitated to dismiss some words used... Continue Reading
You Might Be Reformed IF…
Describing what it means to be Reformed in your theology
If you suspect that how you *think* about God might be at least as important as how you *feel* about God, … If you believe that the fact that a doctrine is described in the Bible supercedes your personal feelings about that doctrine, … If you feel that nagging suspicion that something isn’t right when... Continue Reading
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