Canceling Cancelation
Do you think some ideas are so diabolical that they should be outlawed? I’m not asking about ACTIVITIES, like murder, or child abuse. Diabolical activity should be criminal. I’m wondering if you’re in favor of outlawing diabolical thoughts. The modern term that describes the shutting-down of diabolical thoughts is ‘cancel culture.’ Christian people have been […]
Affirming Is Different From Loving
I received a private message from somebody who couldn’t comment on an earlier post about “welcoming” and “affirming” church. Apparently, there are nefarious Facebook forces keeping the “Comment” button from being visible on certain devices…I dunno… I don’t like private messages for discussing public posts because they lose the benefit of multiple perspectives. I think […]
They’ll Know We Are Christians…Maybe
There’s a song that’s been around for decades titled, “They’ll Know We are Christians by Our Love.” As with many other songs that we sing in church, some people believe that the lyrics were written by God himself. The main problem with constructing theology from song lyrics is that when you’re finished cobbling your favorite […]
Love Is NOT All We Need
My fellow Christians: you HAVE to stop saying theology doesn’t matter. You HAVE TO STOP preaching the Beatles’ gospel that, “Love Is All You Need.” It is true that theology won’t completely understand everything about God but when you suggest that God is just an endless mystery beyond our comprehension, you are wrong. We CAN […]
How To Spot An Abuser
Abusers ALWAYS create rules for their victims to follow. Rules, laws, guidelines, protocols, mandates, procedures, plans; their systemic oppression has many different names. The public school calls their abusive rules, “curriculum.” Without question, Critical Race Theory curriculum abuses your kids. Some parents recognize the abuse. You may have seen videos of these parents pleading with […]
The Serpent and Critical Race Theory
The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the […]
Mind Your Business
Apparently, bothered some people that I was “hyper-focused” on homosexuality during the month of June while I’m not currently, nor have I ever been previously, gay. These people suggest it is inappropriate to focus on the sins of others that I do not struggle with myself. In case you are tempted to use this criticism […]
Your Common Ground Is Quicksand
The church ditched Biblical truth for catchy phrases and that’s part of the reason Christians think that celebrating Pride Month is a good way to bring sinners to Jesus. We replaced “Go and make disciples,” with “Love the sinner but hate the sin. “If God had intended the mission of the church to be “Love […]
Letting People Hurt Themselves Is Not Love
It has been suggested that gay people aren’t harming me so I should “worry about my own sin” and leave conviction to God. I’ve handled this particular criticism many times before so it won’t take long to respond. If gay people “are not hurting me” by proclaiming their “pride” then I am not hurting them […]
Poorly Handling The Poor
The church needs to do a better job of dealing with the poor. We have forgotten them for too long and it’s past time we remember… Remember – “The poor” need Jesus more than material blessings. Jesus told Satan that, “Man does not live by bread alone.” Jesus told his disciples, “I am the bread […]