What is sin?
Popular misconceptions The saying “Everything I like is either immoral, illegal, or fattening!” is humorous but theologically incorrect. Do you like to hurt people (immoral), steal things (illegal), or eat way too much junk food? …
Sin
What is the Gospel?
The word gospel simply means good news. The first four books of the Bible’s New Testament are the gospel accounts according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke …
Sin avoidance or doing right?
“Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will.” -Eric Metaxas* Avoiding Sin On my author page on this site, I describe myself as “uncomfortably” evangelical. Once, …
Sodom and the sin of the Church
Is the church and America guilty of the sin of Sodom? Wow! What a provocative question. Given the political culture in the USA right now, the mind automatically goes to issues like same-sex marriage and …
‘Being homosexual isn’t a crime’: Pope Francis
Pope Francis said in a recent interview that homosexuality “isn’t a crime” and that “we are all children of God.” The pontiff also condemned “unjust” laws that penalize homosexuality. The pope also said, however, that …
Make Christianity powerless again
There are few things as detrimental to a person’s faith as a popular minister “falling from grace.” We enjoy putting our favorite preachers on a pedestal, identifying ourselves with their beliefs, charisma, and conviction. But …
School administrator threatened over LGBTQ policy
Barry McKeen, an administrator for Grace Christian School, claims to have received threats over a policy that identifies students by their biological sex. The school is located in Valrico, Florida, 15 miles east of Tampa. …
An Inauguration Prayer
Dear Lord, patient and forgiving Father, all-knowing God who sees our hearts even as we can’t, I pray for our country even as the inauguration of our 45th president, Donald Trump, is taking place. I pray …