Culture Brad Hambrick on Why Christians Should Have Gay Friends 9 Oct 2015 Today I have a special blog post. Brad Hambrick is doing some of the best work in the field of Biblical Counseling right now. I have been deeply blessed and…
Culture Love Your LGBT Neighbor 29 Jun 201529 Jun 2015 At moments like these it is tempting to think only in terms of ideology. We are often quick to forget that those celebrating the Supreme Court's decision on Marriage Equality…
Culture Love is Always Discriminating 19 Mar 2015 “If you love me you will accept me.” This common refrain, though ubiquitous, greatly misunderstands the reality of love. This misconception of love asserts that full acceptance is required for…
Culture The Importance of Beauty in the Education of Men 5 Mar 2015 Modern man is a utilitarian. That is to say, his view of things is concerned only with their functionality and usefulness. The idea of beauty is lost on him. Beauty,…
Culture Learning From New Monasticism: Daily Worship 10 Sep 2014 How do we fight against the daily bombardment of sinful influences around us? There so much that American Christians participate in day after day that tempts us away from following…
Culture… Learning From New Monasticism: Abstention 3 Sep 20143 Sep 2014 Abstention has always been a part of the Christian walk of obedience. Peter urges the believers to "abstain from the passions of the flesh," which, he says, "wage war against your…
Culture… Learning from New Monastics 26 Aug 2014 I would be a terrible monk. My teachers could hardly get me to stop talking in class, and I am not much for “roughing-it" without my social media and electronic…
Culture Our Cultural Loss of Sadness 20 Aug 2014 It's okay to be sad. Sadness is a normal part of human experience, everyone gets sad. It seems, however, that we are culturally not very comfortable with sadness. We not…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 6): What is Lust? 14 Aug 2014 Jesus has no patience for lust. He doesn’t mince words about how one should deal with it: If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it…
Culture… Christian Reflections on Lust, Modesty, and Beauty (Part 5): Principles for an Ethic of Dress 7 Aug 20147 Aug 2014 It’s not often that I get accused of being theologically liberal. In fact it’s generally pretty rare. Since I am largely conservative I am glad it doesn’t happen much, it…
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