Hey Dr. Lawyer, I know it’s short notice but could you put together a short presentation on what the Bible says about swearing, why certain words are bad (crap vs. shit, damn vs. darn), and what some techniques are that I could use to reduce my swearing. Thanks, Robert Hi Robert, Before we talk […]
A New Look At 1 Corinthians 13
by Lisa Leidenfrost Often we will rank our worth by what we do and accomplish. We feel good about ourselves if we get through our list for the day. We feel God is pleased with us if we accomplish certain tasks that go along with ‘being godly’. I think this is just basic human nature. […]
Those Who Have Gone Before
“Ah, the Church Fathers! Love those guys! There when you need them for a great story or an inspiring quote or a meaty sermon citation, and then they turn back into primitive pagan necromancers” (anonymous) I found this quote on one of my FaceBook friend’s threads. I’m pretty sure it was sarcastic, but I would […]
Cultural Engagement
It is commonly known that people who worship together over an extended period of time tend to view the outside world in similar ways, and this is also true of CREC churches. Given the important role that political and cultural issues have in our era, it may be helpful to make a few comments. Cultural […]
Two Huge Lies
Our culture has accepted two huge lies: The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear them or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate. Rick Warren
Thinking About Pastoral Ministry?
I thought I would put a plug out there for our Greyfriars’ Hall: Ministerial Training School. We have openings and if you’re qualified, we still have time to accept you. You should know that the workload is prodigious. Students read at least a book a week, meet with various pastors, work alongside ministers, meet with […]
Christian Education
CREC churches share a deep commitment to the pursuit of Christian education. We are convinced that the world must be understood in a distinctively Christian way, and young saints are to be trained up into that way of thinking about it. The reason the world must be understood in a Christian way is because the […]
Tatoos
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a comment on what we wear and how we dress. I included a comment near the end about tattoos being something we wear and forgot to add the link. Here you go. I don’t know anything about the web site in general, I just liked what they had to […]
Child Communion
At the very center of the strong family emphasis that you will find in our churches, you will also find our practice of communing our children at the Lord’s Table. This is unusual in Protestant churches, and in some places it is even controversial, so here are a few words of explanation. Children have their […]