Reflections on Homosexuality and the Church
October 20th, 2015
“Change without Jesus is just behavior modification, and that is not what those struggling with same-sex attraction need.”Last week I attended ACBC’s conference on the topic of homosexuality. It was a... Read More
The God Who Sees the Unborn
October 7th, 2015
"We can no longer settle for these middle-ground views, which come from comfort and complacency, and lead only to complicity." Read part 1, part 2, and part 3.I wrote in my first post that I was "s... Read More
Beautiful and Broken
September 30th, 2015
"When we live out the gospel by letting Christ break down that wall of hostility in our relationships, attitudes, interactions, and assumptions, we live as the New Creation that God has called us to b... Read More
Forgetting Depression
September 24th, 2015
"Depression says many things. All of them are lies."Depression says many things. All of them are lies. But the worst of these lies masquerade as truth. They sound like truths—spiritual truths even—but... Read More
The God Who Sees Families
September 10th, 2015
"Every child is a blessing, even the ones that are difficult to love."Read part 1, part 2, and part 4.Way back in 1998, when I was first married, there was a little boy named Dustin who lived next doo... Read More
The God Who Sees Women
September 3rd, 2015
"Instead of seeing dichotomies— pro-woman or pro-baby, pro-choice or pro-life—we can see a truly difficult situation with hope. Real hope. Lasting hope. For we know that God found us when we were lost... Read More