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06/04/2013Manly Modesty: Should Men Be Concerned with Clothing Options?
Near the end of my pastoral tenure a shift happened I had never experienced in 20 years of ministry. After a sermon in which I addressed men and lust a woman approached me and asked, "When are you going to start challenging women in this area? Don't you think we struggle with lust, too?"
- 05/21/2013
Natural Disasters: When We Try to Speak for God
Why is calamity, the time we most need God's presence in pain, a time we tend to mouth off? Why, when pain and agony are all around, do we think theological pronouncements are the best response?
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05/13/2013Praising a 'Retired' Home School Mom
The home schoolteacher who taught my children is retiring after a stellar twenty-three year career.
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05/07/2013Religious Freedom and Military History: Fiction and Fact
A joint statement from the Sothern Baptist's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission North American Missions Board has been issued on religious freedom on the military.
- 05/01/2013
Three Things Christians Should Remember About Public Debate
As cultural debates continue to roll regarding the sanctity of human life, validity of same-sex marriage, the acceptance of infanticide, genetic modification and--coming to a theater near you--whatever is next, it is crystal clear that many self-identified Christians are ill equipped for public debate.
- 04/24/2013
Teen Sex and Unintended Consequences
When I was in middle school and "pre-marital sex" was discussed at our Wednesday night gatherings it was safe to assume almost all in attendance were virgins. But, the times have changed.
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04/17/2013Bombings and Christian Responses: Toward a Kingdom Ethic
Warning: A graphic wartime picture is included in this post.
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04/12/2013Sex Trafficking in America: Jesus' Rescue and Redemption from Father's Abuse (Pt 4)
Over the course of this week my friend Z has been sharing her story of surviving the sex trade. Trafficked by her father beginning in middle school his actions and control dominated her even as she went to college. Today is the final segment.
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04/12/2013Sex Trafficking in America: Dad Drugged and Sold Me to Other Men (Pt 3)
This is the 3rd part of the story of a sex trafficking survivor, my friend Z. In the intro she explained the reasons for telling her story, and in the previous part she began recounting the sexual abuse received from her father. Today she shares certain portions of the abuse that can only be described as utterly depraved, animalistic and demonic.
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04/11/2013Sex Trafficking in America: Survivor Shares Story of Sex Abuse by Well-Respected Father, Pastor
This is the second part of Z's story of surviving sex trafficking. In the introductory first part Z explained why she has decided to tell her story.
- 04/10/2013
Sex Trafficking in America: One Survivor's Story of Sex Abuse in Small-Town USA (Pt 1)
Readers of this column know my concern for biblical justice issues. I remain convinced our loss of substantial believability as followers of Christ owes to our wrongful pursuit of political power. In this pursuit believers have allowed issues addressed throughout the Bible to go unaddressed.
- 04/08/2013
A Bill Before Congress to Protect 'Pedophelia' as a Sexual Orientation?
A few internet articles empowered by social media last week proclaimed California Democrat Jackie Speier wants to federalize a state law to prohibit counseling to change a person's sexual orientation. Under the bill's language, a mental health counselor could be sanctioned if there was an attempt to get a gay individual to change his or her behavior or speak negatively about their behavior as it relates to sexuality.
- 03/30/2013
Planned Parenthood Defends Infanticide
Planned Parenthood has worked tirelessly to ensure the long-term viability of abortion-on-demand in America. With a mantra of "between a woman and her doctor" they have earned the title of America's largest abortion mill. Perhaps now they will also become America's largest infanticide provider as well.
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03/25/2013Did Starbucks CEO Really Say, 'We Don't Want Your Business'?
In response to a question at the recent Starbucks corporation shareholders meeting, CEO Howard Schultz reiterated his and the company's support for workplace diversity. This includes support for same-sex marriage.
- 03/18/2013
Abortion and The Priority of Biblical Justice
A friendly exchange over the weekend addressed whether abortion is "the human rights issue of our day." It will be obvious to most that I believe abortion to be a human rights issue. My challenge concerned the use of the word the.
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