Reflections on Homosexuality

While a student at Dallas Seminary a good friend of mine and I went to an IHOP to study for a Hebrew exam. My friend seemed unusually anxious, tender and, admittedly, a bit awkward. At some point during the evening I finally asked him if he was okay. He looked around cautiously, then in a READ MORE

Equipping Our Realm to Live Above & Beyond

At Bethel Church we are continuing a very important sermon series entitled “Living Above & Beyond.” The purpose of the whole series, and this season in which we find ourselves, is to equip followers of Jesus to live above and beyond material slavery, spiritual complancency, and small-minded eternal vision. We want God to meet us READ MORE

Judgmentalism, Sexuality and Sin

It is utterly fascinating to me that when sin is identified as the reality of someone’s life those who identify such are immediately castigated as judgmental, as if the very word “judgmental” should mitigate any conviction and invalidate the reasoning of whomever is doing the supposed judging. Of course, for the preacher concerned to communicate READ MORE

Responding to Proposition 8’s Dismissal

I’ve been asked by local media to respond to the decision handed down on August 4, 2010, that overturns California’s Proposition 8. It is an unfortunate though not unexpected decision. Here are at least a few reasons: It is unfortunate because the court has chosen to disregard the will of millions of Californians who voiced READ MORE