legalism
Isn't "sex" a very personal and sacred subject that shouldn't be discussed from the pulpit?
Last week I posted the Sunday morning message's title online as, "Let's Talk About Sex." A few days later, a friend and Christian whom I'll call, " …(Continue Reading)
Choreography Created by Cussing
Last night a Christian visited our north Austin faith community. …(Continue Reading)
3 Kinds of Churches, 1 Kind of Jesus
Through an iron-to-iron conversation with my friend Ron Warner this morning I came away reminded of the simplicity of the gospel, the mission of the church, and our end goal in life. …(Continue Reading)
Asking Why?
The only way to keep all our methods of pursuing God from turning us into proud legalists is to ask ourselves "why" so persistently that it leads us all the way back to the gospel, the …(Continue Reading)
gods of Dust (Selected Passages)
All sin is nothing more, nothing less than a reversal of the God and creation role. …(Continue Reading)
Why God Does What He Does (Selected Passages)
What motivates God? What ticks Him off? What persuades His decisions? What is God all about? …(Continue Reading)
Are Christians Supposed to be Counter Cultural?
No. God calls us to engage the culture, embrace the culture, penetrate the culture. As a child I grew up in a church teaching that Christians are supposed to be counter cultural. …(Continue Reading)
Spurgeon's Startling Comment on Prayer
Charles Spurgeon made a comment on prayer, startling to many, for at first it appears to reject scheduled, disciplined seasons of prayer, such as the ACTS method of adoring, confessing, thanking, …(Continue Reading)
Caught Between a Legalist and a Liberal and How to Get Liberated (Matthew 3:7-12)
Liberalism = finding your identity, satisfaction, or justification in your independence. …(Continue Reading)
Triggers and Prescriptions
Audrey my daughter woke up this morning weeping with a migraine. Kimberly (my wife) went online and googled migraines to figure out what triggers these ghastly headaches. …(Continue Reading)
