Well, let’s start with what I think is the most powerful, and easily understood argument: God gave the Apostle John a vision of Jesus having a tattoo, so we’re pretty sure God doesn’t hate all tattoos! On his robes and on his thigh, he has this name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.…
This past weekend at church, I talked about something God taught me years ago: anger is the result of an experience that doesn’t meet our expectation. I’ve yet to find a circumstance where this wasn’t true. My anger is ALWAYS the result of an experience that didn’t meet my expectation. Understanding this principle is very…
This week saw the release of the 7th horrifying video detailing the practices of Planned Parenthood’s abortion and “harvesting” practices. Personally, I cannot watch it. While the vast majority of Christians are rightly opposed to abortion, the question of how best to respond to Planned Parenthood is complicated. On the one hand, some Christians…
I came across an article this morning that I think you’ll find very interesting. In short, it argues that the traditional date for celebrating Jesus’ birth (i.e. Dec. 25th) was chosen for reasons that had nothing to do with pagan festivals. I’m sure you’ve heard that Christmas is actually a transformed pagan holiday. In my…
One of the most commonly asked – and least satisfyingly answered – questions in the church is this: how should Christians relate to culture? Answers to this extremely important question range from “Christians should have nothing to do with culture” to “Christians should be directing culture”. At least part of the reason for the…