Tag Archive | Marriage
To My Progressive Friends
Here’s a good “open letter” to “progressives” in the Church of the Nazarene, but applies to “progressive” Christians of any brand. It’s an honest but humble appeal. To My Progressive Friends A few days ago I received Rob Renfroe’s article “Three Requests of My Centrist Friends: An Open Letter.” Rev. Renfroe is the Pastor of […]
Is “Gay” the New “Black”?
Homosexual activists are quick to take advantage of any angle to give them an apparent edge or help them win a case in court. They have long maintained (even in the Church) that their pursuit of rights is similar to that of the civil rights movement of the 60s and the women’s rights movement of […]
Homosexuality and the New Testament
In my last post, I explored the Old Testament view of homosexuality showing how both God’s original intent and continuing desire was for marital and sexual relationships to be confined to couples of the opposite sex. The New Testament continues this view as it hearkens back to Old Testament teaching to continue the prohibition against same-sex […]
Homosexuality and the Old Testament
Homosexuality is all over the news these days. The U.S. military was forced to lead the way in accepting this perversion of God’s ideal sexuality. Not long after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the military, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down certain provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, […]
Grown Children of Divorce: Another Challenge for the Church
In this day and age, there are few people who haven’t been touched by divorce in some way, even if it is simply having a friend or family member who has divorced. Divorce is a tragedy for all involved and while many view it as sin, it does not go beyond the possibility of forgiveness. […]
The Night a Prayer Saved My Life
I remain amazed at how many things went through my mind while the two handguns were pointing at my head. One of those things was, “why didn’t I just keep the car?” My wife and I moved to Colorado Springs in 1992 to attend Nazarene Bible College. We felt that God had called us to […]
Preparing to deploy
I have been staring at the blank page in front of me for most of the morning as I have tried to get “inspired” to write this piece. Anyone who knows me well knows that writing or speaking is usually not a struggle for me but today it is. Normally what goes on in […]
Here I Sit 