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 […]
Judge Not Love Not
If you don’t judge people, you don’t love people. Loudly disagreeing is not raising an argument. It only proves that you are unteachable. Instead of closing your brain and “sharing your heart,” THINK for a change. The apostle Paul told Christians, “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ […]
How To Stop Hate Crime Forever
Back in 2015 nine people died in a church in Charleston. Shootings are getting to be a common occurrence. But the frequency of the violence doesn’t make it easier to accept. No matter how many time we witness violence done to innocent people, we feel the same hopeless outrage. This is what happens when rational […]
How To Save 10 Hours A Week Online
There are only 24 hours in a day. But you have 25 hours of righteous indignation! What do you do? There are hundreds of inane or hateful Facebook posts every day. You’ve got to respond to all of them. Humanity teeters on the brink of moral and intellectual oblivion. Your wisdom is civilization’s last hope. […]
3 Reasons Why You Should Not “Live and Let Live”
It sounds open minded. “Just live and let live.” Even better when you stick a familiar pronoun at the end. “Live and let live, Bro.” Beautiful. How I wish it wasn’t just another worthless platitude. But alas, it is. Here are 3 reasons why. 1) People gonna disagree. No matter how accommodating you are …somebody […]
3 Reasons to Stop Saying “I’m Not Perfect”
Whenever you and I discuss morality, you tell me that you’re not perfect. You should cut that out. Here are three, flawed, imperfect reasons. 1. I already know it. You are being redundant. It is unnecessary to remind me of the obvious. It’s like repeatedly telling me, “I’m not a Bassett hound but…” Don’t worry. […]