Historical Christianity has never affirmed same-sex marriage. What Vines and others propose about marriage is an entirely new concept of marriage.
Has the Church Gotten It Wrong about Same-Sex Marriage?
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Committed Christian, Yet Undeniably Gay
I was drawn into Greg’s story through his unashamed posture in talking about being a gay Christian and deeply committed to Jesus and His Word.
When Your Life As a Christian Feels Mediocre
Maybe we failed to see how our stories, today in July of 2022, play a specific role in God’s overarching story.
Christians In Pandemic: 3 Critical Morality Issues We’ve Faced So Far
For those of us using social media during this time, we need to remember that if we make our allegiance with Jesus Messiah, the information and opinions we share are moral issues. Here’s what I mean:
5 Actions You Can Take Next Time You Feel Tempted with Lust
Lust absolutely cripples us as men and women of God. In fact, it in tangles us in a net that prohibits us from being able to freely bear God’s image throughout all of creation. Jesus invites us into a communal relationship not only with God himself, but with other brothers and sisters who are experiencing Holy Spirit power transform their inner life.
An Open Letter to My Generation of Conservative Anabaptists: Introduction
The main thing people tell me is that I put to words what they feel. I’m grateful people are finding voice for their unspoken questions about church and faith. But I’ve noticed an increase of people leaving the values of their conservative Anabaptist tradition. Here’s the introduction of a letter to my generation where I wrestle through the current shifting in values.
3 Reasons American Christians Don’t Want Syrian Refugees (and what to do about it)
Five times a day, the descendants of Ishmael cry before Lord. And God hears it. God hears their cry and calls us, the partakers of the free gift through that one man Jesus Christ, to His answer to their cry and share it with them.
But we don’t go.
Churches in America send one missionary per million Muslims. We are neglecting the call of Christ on our lives as receivers of the abundance of God’s grace and of the free gift of righteousness.
So God is sending them to us.
In droves.
