Ministry of the Word
Category for posts offering reflections and comments on important Bible passages and how a Christian perspective informs a person’s view of current events.
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Although this is a humorous scene, the question I immediately had when I saw this was if this young boy was truly a regenerate believer. Certainly this adds a whole new dimension to the phrase a “leap of faith” but is this attitude one of brokenness over sin and humble submission to the Savior? In
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Obama Signs Order Lifting Restrictions on Stem Cell Research Funding – First 100 Days of Presidency – Politics FOXNews.com http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/09/obama-lift-restrictions-stem-cell-research-funding/ Screen clipping taken: 3/10/2009, 5:33 AM As I read the quote above this morning I found myself taken aback at the recklessness of the president’s thinking on this issue. As I see it there are
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Our counseling professor wanted us to see this video as an example of the best the world’s counseling can do. Biblical Counseling unlike this skit points to the sin in a situation and encourages people to repent and to trust Jesus to change you so as to overcome the sin. This skit only gives half
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I heard a very disturbing statement in the past month that I think we need to consider. The statement on a radio show said “the culture is just one step ahead of church on the issue of abortion”. I had a knee jerk reaction to this statement. I could not believe that anyone would
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Normally this time of year the inclination of pastors demand that we write about God’s love as a contrast to the season of worldly love that our society celebrates with Valentine’s Day. This year though perhaps as in no other year that I have experienced I feel convicted that we should focus on the
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In just a few days from the writing of this column the New Year will be upon us. As I think about the coming year, I am certain that this year will be a year of transitions. Politically and economically our society will be making some major changes. Politically our changes are controlled and
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This morning as I taught the youth Sunday School class an interesting question was posed to me. It went something like this, “Is it wrong to ask for things at Christmas?” Maybe as you hear that question you cringe at the thought that your Christmas presents will be cut out by my answer. Maybe you
Let the Shepherd Lead 