It is sad but true: in the evangelical church, Eschatology (the study of the culmination of history or “end times”) has become a point of division. With differing (and competing) views used as lines in the sand of whether an individual or leader is “in” or “out,” it seems as though the Enemy has established…
Month: February 2019
Light
“The Son of grace shines the light of his grace into the darkest recesses of our hearts, not as an act of vengeance or punishment, but as a move of forgiving, transforming, and delivering grace. He dispels our self-inflicted darkness because he knows that we cannot grieve what we do not see, we cannot confess…
No, Mr. Livingston, It Isn’t Fair
This video is hard to watch, but it reinforces my post from yesterday. There must be safety measures put in place in every church and accountability to ensure that fallible human beings are not given an opportunity to act on their sinful nature. Steven Livingston, one of the child molesters in the video, asked if…
No More Excuses: Thoughts on the SBC Expose
As I’ve read the Houston Chronicle’s expose, I’ve been heartbroken over the horrible abuses that have taken place within Southern Baptist churches and institutions over the past decades. There is simply no excuse. None. Although one person commented (in response to a Together For the Gospel article by Trevin Wax) that given the magnitude of…
65 Years and Counting…Only By the Grace of God
65 years ago today, a very young couple stood hand-in-hand to declare their undying love and devotion to each other, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, until death parts them. By God’s grace they have fulfilled the former and not yet had to experience the latter. Had you asked me several months…
