Here are some thoughts about following Christ as men. You can use the Categories tab to find blog articles on various topics.
Monday June 15, the Supreme Court announced its decision that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against sex discrimination now applies to LGBTQ persons, and in particular to gay and transgendered persons. Though no Christian wants to see a person in the LGBTQ life harmed by bigotry, this ruling, and the reasoning behind it both reflect and further open the door to a destructive, fractured view of sexual personhood that will shape the rising generation if it goes unchecked.
Today’s article looks at the way God has designed children to need a father, the damage caused by that absence, what a child needs from his/her father, and what we can do to help boys and girls in our midst who don’t have dads in their lives.
Have you ever considered that in only the third chapter of the whole Bible, human beings are taught that we have a spiritual enemy who hates us and constantly seeks to lead us down a path to destruction—i.e. rebellion against God. In fact, we don’t have just one spiritual enemy but a whole host of them! Paul writes, We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. The only way to overpower this enemy is by using the spiritual resources that are ours in Christ. One of these is called the belt of truth. This episode explains what it means, practically, to put on this piece of spiritual armor.