Community and Counseling Our culture has flipped the purpose of community and counselor’s on their head. Today, it is expected that when you visit a counselor, you should be able to expect some level of healing, if not complete restoration. While our culture teaches us that community should be a place where you get a […]
Freedom from Addiction: Pornography Sex permeates our society. It’s used to sell everything from internet service providers to sandwiches. So, when we talk about addictions, pornography is one addiction that is easy to point to. Unfortunately, it’s easy to point to because it’s such a problem in today’s society and church. It’s a weed that […]
Freedom From Addiction: The Dichotomy As a teenager, I had found myself seeking self-identity and self-pleasure in a number of addictions; food, pornography, and video games were a few of those I sought solace in from the pain of the world around me. It wasn’t just a place to enjoy myself, it was a place […]
The Freedom We Had: The Freedom We Need Tomorrow is the 4th of July; a holiday often celebrated because of the hard-fought liberty that we won from an oppressive and tyrannical government. A holiday that commemorates the lives lost in pursuit of something our county had come to know spiritually through freedom in Christ, […]
Devotions For Kids: Which Bible Do We Use? My children are still young enough that they can show me how old they are with just their hands. Yet, despite their age, we have managed to read all the way through at least three Children’s Bibles. The very act of sitting down for devotions with a […]
Obergefell v. Hodges and The Gospel The internet is ablaze right now. Everyone is weighing in on the SCOTUS’s ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges. Some are responding in joyous celebration. Others are saddened, but unphased. While another group is proclaiming gloom and doom. But what does the Gospel have to say about it? Man God […]
The Gospel: What It Is! What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Greg Gilbert, in his book, What is the Gospel*, explains that this is not as easy to define as one might think. He shows how there are so many definitions of what the Gospel is, that it is nearly impossible to find common […]