The story of Christmas has profound political implications. I compiled this from a sermon last year entitled "A Revolutionary Christmas." Hope you enjoy and are challenged to see a new world bursting forth. In 31 AD after the battle of Actium, when Octavius (or...the "Son of God" and the "King of Kings") ended … Continue reading Revolutionary Christmas
I want to say this with as much grace as I can. I've spent all day with it. I've tried to find the good. I've tried to love those whom I know are afraid or hurting. I've tried to resist angry Facebook posts or angry comments on statuses that show no sympathy to people in … Continue reading You don’t seem to understand.
All year long I have seen and heard and discussed people comparing Donald Trump to the biblical King David. The belief being that God used a man who was a murderer and an adulterer to be the great king for his people. That if God could use David, he could use Trump. Because David had … Continue reading Donald Trump & King David
Just prior to election day I wanted to encourage each of us to lean into the gospel. As a Christian I believe that about 2,000 years ago something happened that revealed the truth of our own destruction but also that through this revelation something new was born. A new creation. A reconciling had begun. For … Continue reading Before the election.
To begin at part one of this series click here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFL_dJnGato On April 23, 1991, I was born to two of the most loving and supportive parents a kid could hope for. My childhood was what I know most dream of. I was spoiled rotten. I got every toy I ever wanted. My parents would … Continue reading Abortion (Part four: LIFE)
To start at part one of this series click here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGSttcyn2RI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCgmq0xXPWE Personhood is the status of being a person. According to law, only a natural person or legal personality has rights, protections, privileges, responsibilities, and legal liability. This is the issue that is being fought for when determining the status of the unborn. If … Continue reading Abortion (Part three: Politics)
For part one of this series click here. Let's start this part with a simple point. While the Bible may not be clear on when a life begins, if science were to determine that personhood begins at conception, the appropriate response for Christians would absolutely be to fight for that life. Because to terminate the … Continue reading Abortion (Part two: What does science teach?)
God's first commandment to humankind is "Be fruitful and multiply." Right away it is taught that this particular creation-humans-were unlike the rest of God's creation, these humans were made in the image of their Creator. From the very beginning of this faith children were considered a gift and blessing from the Creator. In Genesis 17, … Continue reading Abortion. (Part One-What does the Bible Teach?)
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro. Something within has reminded him of his birthright of freedom, and something without has reminded him that it can be gained. Consciously or unconsciously, he has been caught up by the … Continue reading Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right (the dualism of 2016)
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