At the present time, I am not a very popular person in my country. As a white, southern, conservative, upper-middle class, evangelical, protestant, Christian who is ordained, straight, absolutist, and motivated, I am persona non grata – an unwelcome individual. So how am I — as one who on the issue of Gay Marriage stands with … More How Ought Christians to Respond to the Societal Ethical Shift?
Job understood and expressed how his God gives and takes away. Solomon proclaimed the same truth when he wrote, “The Lord makes men rich, and others he makes poor.” In similar manner, Moses expressed how God sometimes satisfies his children with abundant provisions, while at other times he makes them very hungry. Such triumphs and trials are seen everywhere throughout Scripture. These same dynamics … More He Humbled You and Let You Hunger
Saving faith leads to sanctified faithfulness, and this is the patten of all who are members of the household of faith. These two aspects — saving faith and sanctified faithfulness — ought not be combined as many do in certain religious communities. One is not gradually converted by faithfulness. The declaration of righteousness given by God is not slowly infused. … More Faith and Faithfulness
Unfathomable Grace 