Letter to the Editor: Let's say someone—who grew up in a Christian home, went to church when they were younger, etc.—gets a civil union with his girlfriend. Is this case something ...
More Letters, and Why Not?
Cornelius and Ashley
Scripture teaches us what to think about a man who finds a wife. “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord” (Prov. 18:22). And to this we might also add, whoso findeth a wife after a long time findeth a good thing, and also obtaineth favor from the Lord. …
Eagerly Skeptical
Acts of the Apostles (38): Sermon Video Introduction: Thessalonica was a major city in Macedonia. It had a huge harbor on the Aegean Sea and was situated on a major trade route. It had been ...
Letters on the Threshold of the Dog Days
Letter to the Editor: No jitney politics; no banana republic . . .Just consequences for crimes. That's all. If someone loses an election, that is not a crime and should not . . . EVER . . ...
Gamaliel, Hot Heads, and Pan-Flashes
Introduction: Early on in the book of Acts, the apostles were hauled in because of their disruptive preaching, and after they told the Council that they were going to obey God and not them, the ...
Prison Acoustics are Best
Acts of the Apostles (37): Sermon Video Introduction: This is the place where Luke joins up with Paul’s entourage (v. 10). He may have been the man in the vision that Paul saw in the night, ...
Clear and Direct Push Offs
“The world is full of people who cross boundaries, and Christian women (wanting to be gracious) will often have difficulty telling a random stranger to pound sand. Now they don’t have to use that phrase, of course, but whatever they say, it should be clear and direct. Men who cross boundaries are frequently not masters of subtlety.”
Keep Your Kids, p. 103
Be the Shield
“Men, do not dare be someone that the women in your household need protection from. You are to be the protector. You are to guard them from the dragon. You must not be the dragon.”
Keep Your Kids, p. 100
Every Gun
“One of the basic rules of firearm safety is that you should treat all guns as if they were always loaded. We are all sexual beings . . . how should younger women be treated? Paul says they should be treated as sisters, with all purity, with all holiness, with all comeliness . . . We call one another brothers and sisters in the Lord. So treat Your fellow church members that way, Paul says. This is a most necessary admonition because, again, every gun is always loaded.”
Keep Your Kids, pp. 97-98
Letters That Fill the Space Allotted for Letters Quite Admirably
https://twitter.com/douglaswils/status/1944942398150468005 Letter to the Editor: Excellent analysis. This whole episode feels like a kick in the balls—probably even to ...