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When Christians no longer go to church, are they still Christian? I don’t know when attending a church service became THE sign that one is a Christian. But here we were. Many people believe attending church is the primary indicator of one’s faith. The thinking is so strong that not being part of a church…
It doesn’t matter how much pastors “apologize” if they don’t start with the truth. On Tuesday, Robert Morris, the senior leader of Gateway Church officially resigned. His resignation came a few days after admitting to an “inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady” 35 years ago. But “young lady” she was not. “Inappropriate sexual behavior”…
Most people don’t aspire to have an unhappy Christian marriage. People don’t get married to be miserable. No one gets married thinking, “I want a 5.8-foot child to take care of for the rest of my life.” “I want to be yelled at and put down and disrespected till forever.” “I want to married to…
The elevation delivered stunning views, with the 5 PM sunlight filtering through the trees, air tinted gold, evidence of earth picking itself from the ground, becoming one with the air. My kinfolk and I were whipping through the newest highway in the city, the only one perched high above, winding itself past Kenya’s capital city,…
It looks like I’ll keep taking about “prayer for abusers” because the comments keep coming. A few days ago, I wrote about how God does not force people to change and how prayer is not the be-all and end-all for repentance, personal growth or change. And I want to build on those thoughts and explore…
“Don’t forget your roots.” I used to get these reminders earlier in the year when I changed my writing focus. Some parts of my audience used to “regular marriage teachings” felt like I had pulled the rug from under their feet when I began discussing abuse in marriage. And over the last several months, I’ve come…