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Category Archives: Index
Letter to a Gay Man in the Churches of Christ, Part 8
I know what the answers will be on the blog if you did write about it. I am very conflicted and confused about everything while trying to recover from my addiction. I have a therapist and a psychiatrist but no … Continue reading
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Fixing Our Universities: Harding and Abilene Offer Free Ministry Training
For a while now, I’ve been complaining that our Christian universities burden our future ministers and missionaries with heavy tuition, while giving away free educations to athletes, who sometimes have no interest in the things of Jesus. It’s a strange … Continue reading
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Bridging the Racial Divide
The Christian Chronicle has just posted an article on how the Churches can bridge the racial divide. And they quoted me! It’s kind of a long story about how it happened, but there I am. (I REALLY have to get … Continue reading
Buried Talents: Women in the Old Testament, Part 1 (the Law and Miriam)
Any doctrine of women that we consider must pass several stern tests. First, it must measure up against the passages dealing with the relationship of men and women, and not just the ambiguous ones. Second, whatever position we take on … Continue reading
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What’s Wrong With How We Do Church? Willow Creek Works a Cure
The editors of Christianity Today post a blog called Out of Ur. It is routinely instructive and often fascinating. One of their editors has just posted material from a seminar hosted by Willow Creek — one of the nation’s most … Continue reading
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Letter to a Gay Man in the Churches of Christ, Part 7
My question is why doesn’t the church talk about it? Why is it so hush hush? Do people really think that it’s not an issue that needs to be talked about? That there’s no way a gay person could be … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Genesis, Part 3 (the Fall of Man and Woman)
The subordination of women did not begin in Genesis 2, but in Genesis 3. Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, … Continue reading
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Illegal Aliens
A very thoughtful post from Patrick Mead on illegal immigration. It’s particularly impressive how he develops a Christian viewpoint separate from the political positions being argued. A few of my own thoughts are here– Sodom, Gomorrah & Illegal Aliens, Part … Continue reading
Buried Talents: Genesis, Part 2 (the meaning of “helper”)
What does “helper” really mean? The word translated “helper” is the Hebrew word ‘ezer. Following are all the other occurrences of the word in the Old Testament: (Exo. 18:4) [T]he other was named Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God … Continue reading
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Letter to a Gay Man in the Churches of Christ, Part 6
Yet, I haven’t 100% rejected the idea that being gay is OK with God. You can’t just undo a lifetime of being taught homosexuality is the worst possible sin in a short period of time. No, it’s not the worst … Continue reading
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