MSNBC's Joe Scarborough recently told his co-host, Mika Brzezinski, that she is far too biased to be a reporter. Wowzer! I've linked the clip here, starting at 4:32. The relevant rebuke runs through about 7:00. https://youtu.be/MXeUm5F0lWM?t=4m32s Now, I don't really watch the show, but I'm shocked that one host would say something like that to … Continue reading You really shouldn’t be reporting.
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Separating families is wrong
Apparently, the USA has a de facto policy of separating immigrant families who have probably come to country illegally. This is not good, not right and not biblical. Let's take a moment and clarify the context of the immigration debates in this country. For decades now we have had a real mess on our hands. … Continue reading Separating families is wrong
The separation of church and politics
By now, it's a familiar notion that churches and ministers should avoid politics. In my estimation, it's an artificial constraint of the gospel, but it's certainly a well-known artificial constraint. It has been common for churches to avoid weighing in on politics, preferring to stick to more obvious elements of the gospel. (What is obvious … Continue reading The separation of church and politics
A dangerous illusion
In recent times, America has taken to debating what bathroom a person should use. This is an absurd thing to disagree about, since physical differences between boys and girls are obvious. The funny thing is, most of the people who are being so absurd aren't transgender. The push to normalize cross-dressing, gender-reassignment and putting men … Continue reading A dangerous illusion
Humanism is cursed by God
Humanism is a philosophy and a worldview in conflict with the gospel. It is an alternative religion because it replaces the authority of God with the wisdom of man. Humanism says that the mind of man is sufficient to achieve morality and happiness on its own, without reference to God. Humanism fits very nicely in … Continue reading Humanism is cursed by God
More Nashville comments, part 4
In the last post I explained my thoughts on one of my least favorite articles in the Statement. Hopefully, I indicated that Article 8 serves an important function, but that it could be misleading if not read carefully in the context of the Statement as a whole. Part of that necessary context is the next … Continue reading More Nashville comments, part 4
More Nashville comments, part 3
As we work through the articles of the articles of the Nashville Statement, we've arrived at the eighth. Article 8 WE AFFIRM that people who experience sexual attraction for the same sex may live a rich and fruitful life pleasing to God through faith in Jesus Christ, as they, like all Christians, walk in purity … Continue reading More Nashville comments, part 3
More Nashville comments, part 2
The next three articles of the Nashville Statement deal with how we identify people (ourselves and others) as male or female. Article 5 WE AFFIRM that the differences between male and female reproductive structures are integral to God’s design for self-conception as male or female. WE DENY that physical anomalies or psychological conditions nullify the … Continue reading More Nashville comments, part 2
More Nashville comments
I begin in a previous post to make some comments on the Nashville Statement on human sexuality. This post will continue working through the statement, commenting on a few things along the way. Article 1 WE AFFIRM that God has designed marriage to be a covenantal, sexual, procreative, lifelong union of one man and one … Continue reading More Nashville comments
A few thoughts on the Nashville Statement
I intend to give some thought on the Nashville Statement. This post inserts some of my own comments into the Statement's preamble. “Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves…” -Psalm 100:3 Preamble Evangelical Christians at the dawn of the twenty-first century find themselves living … Continue reading A few thoughts on the Nashville Statement
Seen a Great Light 