Below is a sermon I preached on May 21, 2023, both the audio and the actual notes. Obviously, I only touch on a small portion of the many issues that fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. And I do so imperfectly. But I hope and pray I was able to get across something of the grace …
Continue reading Living as Exiles #3: Being People of Grace and Truth
I haven't posted a News of the Week for a couple of weeks, mostly because it's been so busy. And my half a dozen regular readers have no doubt been disappointed. While busyness is the main reason, it's not the only one. I confess that I find sorting and thinking through the various events and …
I confess that I sometimes don't want the new week to begin. I know that it will be busy. I know that it will likely follow a pattern similar to the previous week. I know that some things will go well and smoothly and other things won't. I know that sometimes I will take great …
"To err is human," or so the saying goes. When someone gives into temptation or makes a mistake of some kind, such a person will often say, "Well, I'm only human after all!" In other words, when we think of what it means to be a human being, usually we include all the ways in …
Several weeks ago I posted some thoughts regarding the Christian view of human nature in light of the current transgender movement and our culture's increasingly confused approach to gender, sexuality, and identity. You can find that post here. There I focused on Genesis 1:27 and the foundational truth it reveals about human beings: namely, that …
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