God speaks to us. It’s a reality that few have experienced as directly as Job and Paul in our readings today, but a reality that we profess regardless. For Job, God speaks in a tone I sure wouldn’t want Him using with me. After 35 chapters of Job defending his own honor and railing against […]
There were a number of churches in a previous hometown of mine that were all very similar. I asked a knowledgeable friend about it to see if a single church had planted the rest or what. It turns out that this was the case, in a way. One group in the original church had gotten […]
The Jerusalem Council is one of the turning points of the New Testament. We have Peter who, through the vision of the sail full of unclean animals, has entered the home of a Gentile, shared the gospel with him, and baptized his whole family. And we also have Paul, who has been preaching the gospel […]
(Note: This is a continuation from yesterday’s writing. If you haven’t read it, please do to clarify this blog) From yesterday, our list of Good and Bad were… Good: weep for those in trouble, grieve over poverty, hospitality, caring for the homeless. Bad: lust, lying, adultery, denying justice to workers, not helping the poor/widow/orphan, not […]
Too many people today are having a terrible time figuring out what is bad and what is good. Our current culture confuses the matter more, with different moral codes presented depending on the show, the culture, or even the week. When we don’t have a solid moral compass, we don’t have any clue as to […]