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Category Archives: Commentary
Weddings, Thanksgiving, and Leprosy
This week, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving. And if we’re not careful, our celebration can become all about family, food, and football. Please don’t misunderstand–I’m not saying that any of those things are bad. (I happen to enjoy all three, and I plan to devote time to each of them this Thursday.) But if that’s where we focus first, we’ve missed it. Continue reading
War!
I think all of us can relate to the fact that we are in a spiritual war. We are soldiers in the Lord’s army and our war occurs on multiple fronts. We fight spiritually against the powers and principalities, but … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Basics, Commentary
Tagged flesh, Galatians 5:16, Walk by the Spirit, war
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Judgment Begins with the Household of God
Recently, professing Christ-followers have made the news with self-righteous statements and actions concerning gay individuals (here and here). One-upping these disturbing statements is a recent video of a child singing “Ain’t no homos gonna make it to Heaven” with the pastor and congregation cheering … Continue reading
Should a Memorial Day Celebration be Part of Church Worship?
This question is legitimate. It is legitimate for a church like Faith in a university town who has many internationals attend our service. It is legitimate for our church because we have some Americans who married a foreign national. Is … Continue reading
Should Faith West Be Funded with Tax Exempt Bonds?
There has been some good conversation in the public square regarding Faith West and the type of financing that is being pursued to build it. Tax exempt bond financing is a mechanism that is not used very frequently in our … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Community Outreach, Ministry Updates
Tagged development, Faith West, purdue, West Lafayette
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Avenging the Hunger Games: Making Good Choices about Popular Media
Each summer, blockbuster movies release to burgeoning midnight showings and packed out first weekends. The Avengers recently broke the record for the highest grossing opening weekend ever in movie history, pulling in $200 million from Friday to Sunday. Just a month … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Miscellaneous, Tips and Tools
Tagged choices, culture, media, standards
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Keeping Our Mouths Shut in 7 Different Languages
Recently the Journal & Courier newspaper and WLFI, our local television station, reported on an event that allegedly occurred near our church’s property after school hours several weeks ago. Two juveniles are being accused of behaving in ways that were … Continue reading
A Judge, a Reporter, and the Cross
Several years ago our community had a rather prolonged disagreement about whether the county should continue the practice of allowing a small nativity display on the courthouse lawn at Christmas time. During that period of time, a local cartoonist drew … Continue reading
Biblical Buoys in the Creation Science Debate
Occasionally the issue of creation and evolution rears its head in our community. No one that I know questions the issue of micro-evolution–the subtle changes over time within a particular species. Evolutionists see that as the bedrock of their system; … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Basics, Commentary
Tagged biblical interpretation, creation, debate, evolution, origins
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Burn Them to the Ground
I hate idols. You know, those things that you chase after hoping they will provide some sort of relief, comfort or joy. They never give me what they promise, and they always take more than I expect. It’s just too … Continue reading →