Ironically, Yet Refreshingly, Christians Gave the Democratic Party the Victory!

The Christian... Image by Woodsy @ RGBstock King Cyrus or the Man of Lawlessness? Since 2016, to justify supporting Trump, many Christians peddled the idea that he was like King Cyrus, a foreign king that God used to help Israel. For argument's sake, I’ll give the benefit of the doubt and concede that is perhaps, in…

Character Counts!

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away"(Mark 13:31 NIV).Picture by ba1969 (Billy Frank Alexander) Poor Excuse for Choosing Bad Character In 2016, highly influential evangelical leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., endorsed Donald Trump's candidacy despite the candidate's gross shortcomings in character. He said, “We’re not choosing the pastor-in-chief, we’re choosing the…

God’s Laws, Government’s Laws and Christianity – Part 3 of 3

Part 3 (go here for part 1 and part 2) Christians should be lovingly frank about the harm people put themselves in when living outside of any of God’s laws. They are all important! And by harm, I don’t mean the punishment that will come their way, but the dangers that a loving God is…

God’s Laws, Government’s Laws and Christianity – Part 2 of 3

Part 2 of 3 (go here for part 1) Government has laws so that the people it serves can happily co-exist. Now, imagine God became one of our citizens. What would He want government to legislate? Do we think that He thinks differently now to when He gave laws to His people Israel? Sure, the covenant…

God’s Laws, Government’s Laws and Christianity – Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of 3 In these next posts I put to you three, of probably many, questions to consider around the contentious issue of governments making laws, and I discuss my thoughts around these questions. The first is, “Which of God’s laws should a government include in their list?” The framework for my consideration is…

Standing for Morality in an Immoral Society

How can one stand for morality in an immoral society? When should we speak out and when should we keep silent? These are not easy questions to be handled with pat answers. The only way to be a shining light in a dark world is to not live with a self-righteous attitude that judges others,…