I just scanned through the book Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God’s Design for Marriage (Baker) by Sean McDowell and John Stonestreet, which seeks to answer the question: “ ‘What now?’ How can the church best respond in the midst of this changing environment? What will Christian faithfulness look like once new definitions of … Continue reading Is the growing acceptance of same-sex marriage reason to despair?
What is Our Position in Christ?
Recently I got reacquainted with Watchman Nee, particularly his book Sit, Walk, Stand. I still recall attending Gardena Valle Baptist Church and hearing Pastor Ron believer’s position in Christ and condition in the world, which was something he gleaned from Nee’s Sit, Walk, Stand. It has really been a blessing to revisit some old lessons. … Continue reading What is Our Position in Christ?
Paradoxical Life
New life begins with death. This paradoxical truth is conveyed in Paul's exhortation,What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ … Continue reading Paradoxical Life
Thanksgiving 2014
These are some crazy tumultuous times indeed! What is there to give thanks for? Great convulsions of pain, sorrow, indignation, despair, and violence explode from the earth. Such things are what life in a sinful and fallen world show.Hope still emerges for us all. God never sleeps nor slumbers. The second advent of Jesus Christ … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2014
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