Twighlight, Vampires, and other Teen Media and Literature
The best selling books and movies being marketed to teenagers are filled with stories of vampires, witches, sorcerers and occult practices. While some argue that these are just stories to enhance creativity and fantasy. Meanwhile the Scriptures call of followers of Jesus to be discerning about messages that are filled with false-spiritual content. In a […]
Idolatry, Baseball, and Your Final Resting Place
I am a sports fan, and at the top of my sporting passion is the love for Cardinal baseball. My earliest memories are of listening to Jack Buck and Mike Shannon announce games on the radio talking about the exploits of Bob Forsch, Ted Simmons, and Lou Brock as I fell asleep as a kid. […]
The focus of this devotion is on Proverbs 18:2-10. An atheist and a Christian were talking. The atheist said to the Christian, “You know, it is just not fair. You Christians have all sorts of holidays to celebrate. We get off for Christmas, you celebrate Easter, Thanksgiving is a religious holiday.” He continued, “We don’t […]
Gender Roles – Other Resources
Sunday’s sermon on gender roles and the Bible probably raised a lot of questions and maybe even some disagreements. So I have decided to post a lot of possible resources for study and interaction with the topic. If this is a hot topic for you or an issue in which you would like to dive […]
Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
In December, 1987, the newly-formed Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood met in Danvers, Massachusetts, to compose the Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. The outcome of this meeting was the Danvers Statement which gives clarity to the theological beliefs called Biblical Complementarianism. The Elders of Genesis have affirmed this statement as accurately expressing […]