For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7 NIV) Determining what makes a church or faith-based organization successful is based on the needs of the community, the passion of
Preached at First Christian Church of Decatur, Ga. Prepare to be prepared Key Resource: This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for LGBTQ Christians by Jim Dant Pastor Paul Turner of Gentle Spirit Christian Church was in his office, which is upstairs on the second
On tears and rejecting harmful belief systems Parents who try to change their child’s sexual orientation increase suicide risk significantly (LGBTQ Nation) I cried as I fell asleep — My own fault, really. I shouldn’t have been reading Braden’s Story by Mason Dodd. As an aspiring author
In 2002, when Pulitzer Prize winner, Chris Hedges published War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, he wrote in depth about the warrior culture that is the USA. “The communal march against an enemy generates a warm, unfamiliar bond with our neighbors, our community,
“O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” (Isaiah 3:12) “… he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.” (Isaiah 5:7) About twenty years ago, I was asked by a
I’m a disciple of Christ first and foremost! Actually, I’m very theologically conservative in that I believe in the Resurrection and ascension of Jesus into heaven, the virgin birth, that Jesus is God incarnate, that the Bible is the inspired Word of God (if seen
Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?” When Jesus heard this, he
2012 ended with the Associated Press publishing a new stylebook for journalists that bans the use of the words “homophobia” and “Islamophobia.” The AP argues that “phobia” describes an illness or mental disability and, thus, isn’t accurate in “political or social” reporting. As Michelangelo Signorile
It might be stated that the often erroneous dichotomizing of sexual and gender categories, once experienced as not really being part of one’s self, frequently results in the need, the intense desire, to persecute that now recognized part of one’s self that often becomes projected
We must study homophobes rather than Gay people! As I have previously written: “I can certainly see the validity of studies as to why some people love war and others love peace; why some people are sadistic and others are not; why some people take