Is still buffoonery. It is one thing—one appropriate thing, of course—to stand for Christ and His truth. It’s quite another to do what these people are proposing, which constitutes, not a stand for Jesus, but a needlessly offensive, counterproductive affront to people of another faith. Never mind the fact that that other faith is, as…
Recently, I was encouraged to listen to a message given by one of America’s “leading pastors” (whatever that means), a man who pastors one of the largest churches in the country, a fine pastor whose heart does beat, it seems, for the need of people to follow Christ. All well and good. But the guy…
This is not a post about homosexuality. That’s coming; I’m actually planning an apologetic series on the subject soon, spurred on not only by the article this refers to, but also by some sincere questions from a friend who doesn’t understand my point of view on the subject. That’ll be fun… This post, however, is…
This comes from the “Out of Ur Newsletter”, delivered weekly to my inbox courtesy of Christianity Today. These are recent quotes from pastors: “If you’re going to catch a fish, you have to have bait. If it takes a helicopter dropping 5,000 eggs to get people to come to church, it’s worth it. There are…