The recent Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage sent shock waves through the blogosphere and social media universe. Did your church talk about it at all? And if so, what did they say? Depending on the survey, 1.2-6.8% of the population identify as LGBT. So if you have a church of 100 people, that’s […]
A Christian’s Guide to Gay Marriage
With gay marriage now legal throughout the United States, it’s important that Christians understand how to navigate these waters in biblically loving and biblically true ways. I think it’s important to start out by briefly explaining why the Bible is so important to Christians (or at least, is supposed to be). The Bible is where […]
Why Don’t More Evangelicals Do Justice Ministry?
I’m pretty sure I’m an evangelical. I think what this means is that we believe Jesus and his grace are the only way to heaven, that we want others to know Jesus and that the entire Bible is inerrant and authoritatively from God. If this is what it means, then I am definitely an evangelical. […]
Being “Gutsy” for God or Simply Wrong and Offensive
Within the past year I’ve told God I’ll say anything he wants me to say, no matter how scary or counter-cultural, as long as I know it’s from him. If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you know I write about a lot of (what some might call) “gutsy” things for a pastor such […]
Part 2 Q&A on how we are to understand the laws of the Old Testament
This is part 2 of the old covenant Q&A asked via text messages following my March 1st sermon: (You can read Part 1 here) Q: Why did the Council at Jerusalem (in Acts 15) choose a few commands from the law that Gentile believers had to follow? Do those laws still apply to us & […]
Part 1 Q&A on how we are to understand the laws of the Old Testament
This past Sunday, my sermon was about the old covenant the Israelites made with God in Exodus 19-24. I asked for people to text in questions they had throughout the sermon and I attempted to answer them at the end of the teaching. Due to time restraints, we only got through two questions, so I […]