God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to find out their quality. He knew it already. It was I who didn’t. In this trial He makes us occupy the dock, the witness box, and the bench all at once. He always knew that my temple was a house [...]
Archive for December, 2008
My House of Cards
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The “Affection of Christ Jesus”
Posted in Bible Study on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While I was studying the writings of several commentators and pastors when preparing for this passage, I came across this section of a sermon on Philippians 1:9-11, and it was too good to just paraphrase or include as a link. This is from Tom Steller’s sermon on verses 9-11, delivered at Bethlehem Baptist Church in [...]
God and Gay Marriage
Posted in Christianity, tagged Bible, Gay marriage, God, homosexuality, Lisa Miller, Newsweek, sex on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Conservative Evangelicals across the blogosphere have posted their responses to this week’s cover story from Newsweek. Their treatment of the article theologically and politically will far outweigh any attempt of mine to do the same. What I would like to respond to is Ms. Miller’s opening statements concerning the Bible’s treatment of marriage.
Let’s try for [...]