Biblical Boundaries: Male and Female. “There is a precise choreography to the moral and spiritual life. Precision matters. Order matters. God created order in the natural universe. We are charged with creating order in the human universe. That means painstaking care in what we say, what we do, and what we must restrain ourselves from …
Gospel Song – Give Me Jesus. This powerful hymn enjoys a really interesting and instructive history. A White methodist minister, Rev. Jacob Knapp, published this song in 1845. The enslaved African American community picked it up in 1867, adapted it to their unique situation, and it has been considered a traditional spiritual ever since. I rejoiced …
Divine Disgust – The Crooked Heart. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to rescue the powerless …
Divine Disgust – The Way of the Wicked. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will you show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to …
Divine Disgust – The Lukewarm Believer. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to rescue the powerless …
Divine Disgust – The Prayers of the Close-Minded. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will you show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to …
Divine Disgust – Sexual Confusion. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to rescue the powerless and …
Divine Disgust – Occult Practices. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to rescue the powerless and …
Divine Disgust – Mistreating Children. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to rescue the powerless and …
Divine Disgust – Worship Without Righteousness. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to rescue the powerless …
Divine Disgust – Seven Things that God Hates. “Enough! How long will you defend the evil-doers? How long will show kindness to those who do wicked things? You’re here to defend the defenseless, to give justice to the weak and fatherless, to maintain the rights of the oppressed and needy. Your job is to rescue …
The Mountain of the Feast. “Your saving grace and your righteousness are like the mountains of God.” (Psalm 36:6). Yes, God lives in heaven. But all through Scripture He appears to have a second home here on the earth, in the mountains. God’s personal involvement on mountains deepen the meaning and significance of what mountains have …