Simply Gospel

Internet Hate and the Gospel The living God is grieved when our attacks and slander bring disunity to the body of Christ. There is a better way to spend our time than arguing with other Christians over the Internet. King David declares in Psalm 133:1, “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in Continue reading

Context: How Do We Keep the Church Relevant? Communicating a message is so much more than designing a logo or making sure your kerning is perfect on a poster. While these things are important, the message or design in any media needs to engage with the audience. If it doesn’t engage, then those people will Continue reading

Armed with the Weapon of Peace Notice the word doesn’t say peacekeepers, or peace-lovers, or even peace-wanters?  We are called to be Peacemakers because of the Prince of Peace who lives in us.  We are co-heirs of Christ called to reveal Him and re-present Him to the world.  Romans 8:19 tells us that creation eagerly Continue reading

Misconceptions of a Godly Woman The Proverbs 31 woman is a lot of things; domestic and lovely, successful, and well respected. But most repeated, she is STRONG! Not anything like the passive and weak woman we are so often encouraged to be. She has no fear of winter – the difficult times to come – and is Continue reading

“You’re Not A Pacifist Are You?” The expectation was for Jesus to be a kind of first century Jewish George Washington. The prevailing sentiment was a yearning for war, not peace. The dominant assumption was that violence was the path that would lead to freedom. When Jesus saw that his vision for the kingdom of Continue reading

Of Swords And Plowshares I cannot ever recall seeing armed guards in a church service until after the turn of the millennium. There probably were some in some churches before then, but now it seems it has become a status symbol. You know, “My church has more guns than your church.” Who wants to attend Continue reading

How to Raise a Pagan Kid in a Christian Home We’re drinking a cocktail that’s a mix of the Protestant work ethic, the American dream, and the gospel. And we’ve intertwined them so completely that we can’t tell them apart anymore. Our gospel has become a gospel of following your dreams and being good so Continue reading

Intolerant Tolerance Today morality is more like wine tasting than banking. In banking, there is a right and wrong answer. If you deposit a thousand dollars in a new bank account and a week later try to withdraw eighty dollars, you would not be willing to agree to disagree when the teller says your account Continue reading

Security In Jesus’ day, identity theft wasn’t a problem. Computer hackers didn’t steal information. No one worried about cybercrime. Yet Jesus issued a security warning. He said, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal” Continue reading