Hatred
Damn the Torpedoes – Full Speed Ahead
On one side we like to talk about Jesus’ controversial reputation, but at the same time we like to remain in the more conservative lifestyle that does not offend the religious structures and those who populate them.1 On August 5, 1864, Admiral David Glasgow Farragut was leading a fleet of ships into Mobile Bay, Alabama,…
Read MoreThe Christ-Follower’s Response to National Rioting, Looting, and Outrage (Part 1)
More than once I have heard it said regarding the riots, “These are unprecedented times,” or “We are living in unprecedented times.” No, these are not unprecedented times and we are not experiencing anything new. Riots in the United States numbering in the hundreds, both large and small, have been occurring since the original thirteen…
Read MoreOnline Venom & Rachel Held Evans
By way of disclaimer, I’m stating outright that prior to a couple of weeks ago, I did not know who Rachel Held Evans was, though I’d heard of her book, A Year of Biblical Womanhood. (Its premise reminded me of the guy who ate exclusively at McDonald’s for an entire year.) Neither have I read any…
Read MoreWe Are Hated for Truth
Taking a stand for Christ, for truth, for righteousness will make a target out of a Christ-follower more quickly than anything else. Any Christ-follower who would deign to verbally, publicly stand against sin must be prepared for an inevitable onslaught of back-pressure from the evil one. The world is not friendly toward Christ-followers, and at…
Read MoreLoving People Who Are Not Like Me
From Chapter Seventeen of Finding Faith in Slow Motion: “It was nighttime and Jesus was eating with His disciples when a Canaanite woman came to Him, pleading for her daughter. Just like Jairus, the synagogue ruler who pleaded for his daughter, this woman was pleading for her daughter. To begin, recognize that this woman should not…
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