But I’m just not happy...and God would want me to be happy, wouldn’t He?All too many Christians these days As we look across the landscape of Christianity, we don’t have to look long before we come across people who think that God’s supreme concern is for their happiness. They think this to the complete exclusion …
"He's just a kid...what do you expect?"A Neighbor of Mine from some years ago It's a phrase I've heard all too often, sadly. If a parent is being called on the carpet for their lack of parenting or discipline, this is what is often said. If only the Bible had something to say about the …
I am constantly surprised at the sheer amount of selfishness our culture produces, and it's not limited to a secular context. The church today, by and large, encourages worship of self, and that saddens me. I am working on a concept where I ask those who do not identify themselves with the church a question, …
I counsel and mentor men who are coming out of enslavement to pornography. It's rewarding to be used by God in this area, where I was once enslaved, myself. Pornography is an insidious and pervasive sin. I guarantee you know several men who covertly struggle with it, and most of them probably feel they are …
Let's Get Meta Good evening, all. I've not done a lot of meta-posting, and don't intend to make it a habit. This blog is intended to be the output of my wanderings through theology, ecclesiology, and Christian living, and I want to keep it that way. However, as a bit of housekeeping, I wanted to …
One night, not long ago, I sat down to eat across the table from a stranger. This was someone I didn't know. This was someone I'd never met. He knew I went to a Christian church. My church, in fact, was hosting the event. I asked where he attended church. We were both theologically reformed, …
I think I've mentioned this before, but I work with guys wanting to get free of enslavement to pornography with Setting Captives Free. One of the constant refrains I hear from the guys that I work with is that getting free of porn is difficult, disappointing, and above all...lonely. I remember this struggle well. You …
Of what? Well, of being sick...and tired. I think my family has been sick for the last 2 months straight. It's one of the perils of having a large-ish family. When we get sick, the cold or flu bug goes ON TOUR! It moves throughout my family, and while my wife doesn't often get it, …
Rather than “love the sinner, hate the sin,” we should instead “love the sinner, and hate OUR OWN sin.”
It always encourages me to see the Church of Christ living out Galatians 6. Implicit in the command to restore one caught in a transgression, and to bear one another’s burdens is a command to be together. It can only happen when we are involved in one another’s lives, doing life in one another’s homes, …
Theological Wanderings 