Is speeding a sin? An interesting discussion arose in a class about this very subject. Some time ago a church leader told one of the men in the class that it was indeed a sin because it was a violation of the laws of the land (from Romans 13:1-5). The discussion that followed was interesting, [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Driving and Faith
Posted in Faith, tagged driving, Faith, sin, speeding, traffic laws on January 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Foolishness and Wisdom
Posted in Faith, tagged confession, foolish, old, wisdom on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
When Jesus is confronted by the men who have brought before Him a woman caught in the act of adultery (John 8), He turns the attention back to them. He didn’t do this by telling them where they were in the wrong like I might have. He didn’t ask details about the event to show [...]
A Tendency to…
Posted in church, tagged church of Christ, legalism, restoration movement on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »
The idea of restoration in the Restoration Movement was to seek a return to Scriptures in all ways. Many have taken up the banner through the years from many backgrounds and belief systems. Eventually some felt that restoration had been achieved and now the task was to call others out of unscriptural systems into the [...]
Good News in Our Culture
Posted in Faith, church, tagged culture, evangelism, Faith, gospel on January 19, 2008 | No Comments »
“Go and preach the good news.” Simple enough it seems. We have a message. The task is to take that message into this world. Does it matter how we present the message? Should we consider how well the recipients are hearing and understanding? I’ve puzzled over various aspects of evangelism and how to effectively reach [...]
False Unity
Posted in church, tagged church, Faith, unity on January 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Seeking to have unity has caused some churches to adopt a standard that results in false unity. Somehow it has been decided that unity means keeping everyone happy. So, if anything happens that causes unhappiness in any group or individual, then action is taken to restore the calm - a false unity.
Besides the [...]
Real Unity
Posted in church, tagged church, loyalty, trust, unity on January 16, 2008 | No Comments »
In Jesus’ prayer recorded in John 17 he prays for those who would believe because of the apostles’ teaching would be one. In this unity the world would know that he had come from the Father. What does it mean to be one? to have unity among believers? It’s easy to talk about in theory, [...]
What Do We Do about Bullies?
Posted in church, tagged bullies, church, Faith on January 14, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve wrestled with the right thing to do in response to churchyard bullies for many years. Many times my dream is to respond in a way that “blows them out of the water,” but that doesn’t seem like the godly thing to do. So, what should I do that is good and right? First, let [...]
Bullies for God?
Posted in church, tagged bullies, church on January 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Most talk about bullies revolve around the schoolyard variety. Through those fun junior high years I was on the small side (didn’t get my growth spurt till halfway through high school). Being one of the smallest and skinny some of the bully types would come my way. Why did they bully others? [...]
Ladybugs
Posted in Faith, tagged blessings, God's blessing, ladybugs, trusting God on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Not too long ago a swarm of ladybugs gathered outside my office window. It was an amazing sight. At the time I was having a difficult time with what we were lacking financially (or what I felt we were lacking). In the midst of these thoughts here came these ladybugs. I [...]
