On television recently, a Baptist pastor was asked to share his views on same-sex marriage. He did so, “on the basis of justice, compassion and equality for all people.” Then he went on to say, “The case would need to be made that allowing same-sex marriage would actually be detrimental to the community in some way before I would argue that …
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Just As If I Had Never Sinned
Three years ago I was in prayer with the Lord agonizing over a decision, knowing that if I was to follow through on it, it would sever all relationships with some of my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Sometimes when agonizing I talk too much and so to quieten me or grab my attention God has to break in. …
Spiritual Paralysis
In my post: The Same Old Same Old, I say, “For the repentant water-baptised Christian a divine exchange has taken place … death for life – eternal life … God’s life – eternal in quality, eternal in quantity. No man-centered rules, laws or obligations to adhere to, but rather, allegiance and obedience to the Lord Himself as …
The Great Harm Done to God’s Reputation
Twenty plus years ago, one of the most common statements made to me by fifteen to seventeen year-old Secondary College students from Christian Schools went something like, “The story of Creation, Adam & Eve, Noah and the flood – they’re all just myths & legends, they’re not literally true … they didn’t literally happen.” I would ask, “Did …
Satan’s Plaything
A young Christian man, zealous for God, recently found himself to be increasingly thirsty, fatigued and losing a lot of weight. This was a concern for his Christian parents, so his father thought it expedient that he visit the young man at his home. When he did so he found him near collapse and losing consciousness. Later in hospital …