Have you ever wondered why we can never just be good?  When we drive somewhere, we always speed, even just a little (yeah, we all do it).  When someone of authority tells us to do something, we don’t always want to do it, or we secretly grumble in our hearts.  The writers of the Bible [...]

One evening while I was spending time with my fiance’s family in their living room, her father turned on the television to ABC.  Usually I refrain from watching television but a show came on which instantly fixated my attention: “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition.”    I had seen before, and others had told me about, [...]

Few organizations are scrutinized more than those intending to bring people out of the homosexual lifestyle. Labeling homosexuality a sinful lifestyle choice is anathema in our modern society. Look at Apple’s recent decision to remove an iPhone app from a Christian-based organization, Exodus International. Exodus International describes itself as “helping those struggling with unwanted same-sex [...]

As with many topics in theology, a discussion of homosexuality must take into account the historical redemptive metanarrative of the Bible. In this scheme, Christians begin by pondering the nature of the world as it was in the perfect and harmonious state of creation. The first two chapters of Genesis explain that God created everything [...]

Paul Washer, thought by many to be one of the greater prophetic voices of our generation, has been and continues to be used to impact the world for the Gospel. You may have already come across Washer’s video below. This sermon, which initially took the internet by storm, has come to be known as his [...]

This is a great resource for men and women who struggle with the sin of pornography and lust.  Driscoll, like always, is candid and frank about the effects of porn on our lives, and he grounds his discussion in Scripture.  This is a must read for any Christian struggling with this issue.  Read it HERE [...]

In 10 Questions, a regular interview page in Time magazine (March 28), Dan Savage, a gay syndicated sex columnist discussed his book It Gets Better and his YouTube campaign in support of bullied gay teens. Savage is a controversial speaker and writer at the forefront of gay activism. While aiming to eliminate the abuse of [...]

When something rocks the boat of purity in the Church, the world takes notice. If they are close to the situation, believers feel a sense of betrayal, and regardless of proximity the unbelieving world snatches the opportunity to manifest the blatant inconsistent lives of the supposed people of God.

I get this question all the time.  Some believe you should reveal every detail of all previous sexual acts to your soon-to-be spouse; some believe you should not.  I fall into the latter category.  It is my conviction and preference that you do not need to reveal everything to your spouse.  Let me to tell you [...]

Moving from a discussion of God’s love within His intratrinitarian Persons (see here) and God’s provisional love for all of His creation (see here), we move now to discuss yet another aspect of God’s other-orientation and self-giving love in this third installment within this series on God’s love—God’s general love for all mankind. There is [...]