(This is a parallel post that goes along with: The Scariness of Governmental Power in the Hobby Lobby Abortion Case) The recent Hobby Lobby court ruling surrounding contraception, abortion and mandated health care presents another murky situation where we as a society are trying to determine the boundaries of governmental authority, religious freedom and personal […]
For When I Want to Be a Christian Celebrity
I officiated a wedding this weekend and was reminded of John the Baptist. John the Baptist was essentially the Christian rock star of the 1st century: huge crowds followed him, everyone retweeted him, and he was on the New York Times best seller list every time he wrote a book. In fact, there were murmurs […]
PART 2: Solution to the Bible vs Gay Community gay marriage debate
(THIS IS PART 2; CONTINUED FROM PART 1, WHICH YOU CAN READ HERE) The reason that much of the gay community hates the Church is because they perceive that the Church hates them. They perceive the Church hates them because we are openly lobbying to keep away all of the bullet pointed rights above from […]
A Solution to the Bible vs Gay Community gay marriage debate
I am a pastor. For better or for worse, our culture has decided that pastors officiate weddings. Not librarians, not mailmen, not mayors, not IRS-agents. This is cool with me inasmuch as the Bible does talk about marriage as something God created with a certain purpose behind it. So when people want to follow the […]
God’s Recipe for Sex
God designed sex to be a one-flesh relationship; He tells us this in Genesis 2:24 and 1 Corinthians 6:15-16. But what does one-flesh mean, and how does this differ from the type of sex the world offers us? I preached on this subject this past Sunday. God’s one-flesh recipe for sex is that all of […]
The Idol of Marriage
Much of what fuels a single person to long for marriage is the lack of feeling of wholeness they have, and the idea that marriage will bring them that wholeness. In this sense, marriage becomes an idol, and we know idols never fulfill their promises. Many married people have bought into this trap as well, […]