The Bible is a dominant force in our culture today. It is a source of comfort and encouragement for millions and a source of abuse and pain for millions of others. As a former Southern Baptist pastor and university Bible professor and now since 1981,
Come, dream a dream with me; come dream a dream with me; come dream a dream with me; that I might know your mind; And I’ll give you hope, when hope is hard to find; and I’ll bring a song of love, and a rose
Alcoholics Anonymous is a wonderful recovery program which was originally founded on strong Christian principles. Many chapters rigorously maintain those principles. However, many other chapters have substituted the words “higher power” for God in the 12 steps to recovery. This “higher power” can be anything
As Christians we hold a universal hope in our belief that Christ died for our sake; that in His death and resurrection we are forgiven of our sins and granted eternal life in Him. As Gays, Lesbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals our hope is put to
Why is it that we as gay and lesbian Christians continue to hope beyond hope? I believe this is the basis of faith. “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see.”
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going. (Hebrews 11:8) Can I ever relate to this passage! At 8 p.m. on
The ex-gay fraud In his book A Strong Delusion: Confronting the Gay Christian Movement, Joe Dallas distorts and misrepresents everything that Gay and Lesbian Christians have accomplished in the past 30 years. The book is a clearly self-serving attempt to justify and promote the methods
Dear Fred, May the peace of Jesus Christ be with you always. Your work in the name of the God of Love and Life begs me to ask you if there is more than one God in the Christian tradition? As I reflect on your
The Power of Prayer Cover Stories Heartwork: A Loving Meditation on Various Forms of Prayer By Amanda Udis-Kessler Prayer — like the Holy — is available to all people, regardless of doctrinal position (or lack thereof), church membership, prior life experiences, political and ethical values,
Prayer that craves a particular commodity, anything less than all good, is vicious. Prayer is the contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view. It is the soliloquy of a beholding and jubilant soul. But prayer as a means to effect