Let’s get this out of the way right off: God has no gender. Now, let’s look at how that is and why it matters. What is God’s gender and why does it matter? There is a disturbing trend within Christianity that has been gaining momentum for several years and is now bubbling up to the surface. […]
Is It Wrong to Hate Evil?
How do we reconcile the words of Christ to ‘love your enemies’ with evil acts of terrorism? Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, I’ve seen so many of my Christian friends begin to wrestle with the evil of terrorism in the light of responding lovingly and prayerfully, without hate or anger. Is it wrong to […]
Starbucks, Christmas, and Red Cups
Do you remember the outrageous so-called evangelist who created controversy over the infamous Starbucks Christmas Red Cups? I won’t even dignify this attention seeking self-proclaimed “social media personality” with a link to his ridiculous YouTube video or to his website, but if you want to go find him yourself his name is Joshua Feuerstein. Stop it already Christians, […]
Recognizing Idolatry in 8 Modern Day Idols
If you were asked to identify idols, where would your mind take you? American Idol? Billy Idol? You may even tend to think about carved wooden figures or giant metallic statues. Or maybe even the Tower of Babel as an enormous, in your face representation of idolatry. Idolatry isn’t just an Eastern mysticism thing and it’s not a […]
Doing Good is Not Enough
Security breeches and identity theft have become common. So much that you’re probably not shocked to hear when even more than half a million people are impacted. Well, some time ago, there was a leak at a site called Ashley Madison. That is a service that facilitates what they call “affairs and discreet married dating.“ […]
Why Legalism Just Plain Sucks
Often there’s no other way to say things than to just say them out loud: nothing makes me want to behave rebelliously more than legalism does. Of course, the truth is that I am prone to rebel. Like you, it’s in my DNA and, while they may differ, you and I have triggers. Little (or […]
