I go on a lot about what’s wrong with gender stereotyping, but now I’ll try to focus on the scriptural– not cultural– definition of what the standard is, so everyone knows what to aim for.
First of all we have the ultimate Role Model, Jesus. And what was He like? Rather than a one-dimensional Hollywood “bad [...]
Here we go again. This is really getting old, but apparently the message just isn’t getting through. I’m referring to people’s amazing ability to lambast others for the faults they themselves have. While this is a problem across time and culture, being a Christian I naturally see more of it among my own people. But [...]
Many “pastors” today like to use their being “under-shepherds” as a weapon of mastery over other believers. But when the Chief Shepherd appears (1 Peter 5:1-4), what will he find? Let’s take a walk with Jesus as He inspects the work of those who were entrusted with caring for His sheep, as He might on [...]
Personally, I think that title ranks right up there with other oxymorons one could make up, such as Cat Dog or Ford Chevy. But we could also take it to mean “one who leads servants”– which in ordinary, plain English means “leader”. In other words, you could say “scout leader” or “song leader” to specify [...]
That title is the Latin phrase meaning “in the year of the Lord”, and is why we label our years as A.D. The calendar of the western world is calibrated to that point, efforts to conceal the fact notwithstanding. But no matter what they call it, there is only one reason to have all [...]
“God created man in His image, and man has forever been trying to return the favor.”
Truer words were never spoken– especially regarding one Mark Driscoll. Do you think maybe he’s compensating for something?
Mark really likes a good fight, so I thought it would be an act of Christian charity to slap him around a little. [...]
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