“When the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) released the Nashville Statement on biblical sexuality, there were immediate responses from almost every quarter. Reactions ranged from wholehearted endorsement to begrudging acceptance to outright rejection. Many of those who rejected the Nashville Statement have done so because they disagree with the content of the Nashville […]
“We know from both the literature and from experience that trauma and abuse violate every aspect of the child—their world, their self, their future and their faith. A child is, by definition, in process. Children are vulnerable, dependent and easily influenced. We believe good nutrition is important for our children because what they consume will […]
“When asked for the secret of a happy marriage, the answer is the same as the secret to a blessed and happy life. ‘Take up your cross, and follow Jesus.’ I would add that the responsibility to put to death our old nature belongs to every Christian, as MacLeod so admirably teaches. But it is […]
“We are all existentialists now. As a society, owing to luxuries like free time and access to lots of food (luxuries denied the vast majority of humanity throughout history), we are freed up to engage in navel-gazingly wondering what makes us a man or a woman. For some reason, conservative white Christians in this country […]
“The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. (Deu 29:29 KJV) Making decisions is a daunting process. There is much that goes into a decision, especially one that will […]
“I have a beautiful muscat grape vine. Last week I pruned it. Then I felt bad, since Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. Maybe in my pruning the vine I misrepresented the permanence of the Covenant of grace. Jesus will never cut us off, will he? Last night, before I went to […]
“‘Marriage is not a contract; it’s a covenant.’ Maybe you’ve heard that. It’s catchy. Someone says it at a big conference, everyone nods. They go back to their churches and repeat it. Everyone nods. And so it goes viral. But does it actually mean anything? I’ve heard it explained that covenants are unconditional, but contracts […]
“This horrible meme has been floating around – about how a husband needs sex, sandwiches and submission. I don’t want to link it because I don’t want to give the godless people who support it any more support, even by a click. But it got me thinking about this false idea promoted by patriarchialists of […]
“Today I am preparing for a Bible Study on the sixth commandment. I am looking at our Heidelberg Catechism, question 105: 105. What does God require in the sixth commandment? That I do not revile, hate, insult or kill my neighbor either in thought, word, or gesture, much less in deed, whether by myself or […]