Bible, theology, culture, etc.
This previous week, my wife's grandmother, Onalee Anderson, passed away. She was a remarkable woman who loved the Lord with a fervor that I hope to catch just a fraction of. Words must be pulled and stretched to attempt to capture a personality as big as Grandma Onalee, but alas I had the honor of speaking … Continue reading Grandma’s Hope
At Sola, we recently discussed the topic of the Bible and Homosexuality. I spoke to a room full of students between 6th and 12th grade, along with their parents - below is the audio for the lesson, as well as the follow up Q&A session. Because of time restraints, I simply was not able to cover … Continue reading The Bible and Homosexuality
This is the fourth and final part of my transcript from my lesson on the Bible and Homosexuality - you can find the audio and other parts here. Many of you may have never had to wrestle with this at all, some of you may have felt confusing feelings that you feel like you can’t really … Continue reading What If I Experience Same-Sex Attraction?
This is the third part of my transcript of my talk on the Bible and Homosexuality - you can find the audio and the other parts here. “Okay, I see that is true – but man, doesn’t that sound harsh?” That is a common sentiment among young people when they encounter the Bible’s teaching on … Continue reading How is that Loving?
This is the second part of my transcript of my talk on the Bible and Homosexuality - you can find the audio and the other parts here. The Bible tells us that in the beginning God created everything, and He created it “good”. Hebrew scholars often refer to God’s design for creation with the word shalom. … Continue reading God’s Design for Sexuality
Many Christians find it hard to talk openly to others about their struggles with same-sex attraction (SSA). If they are still coming to terms with it, there may be the fear that talking about it will somehow make it more real, as though the very act of speaking of it gives it a greater presence … Continue reading What Should I Do If A Christian Comes Out To Me?
Below is the sermon transcript from this Sunday. The link to the audio is here, the sermon is titled "Benefit of the Doubt": npberean.org/sermons-2 The Argument And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly … Continue reading Benefit of the Doubt (Mark 9:14-29)
I recently have been reading through J.D. Greear's little book, "Gospel" and have been loving it. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. The book outlines how the Gospel radically transforms us, from the inside-out. In his chapter, "God is Better", Greear has what he calls an "idol-detector" test, which is a short … Continue reading The “Idol-Detector” Test
Parents, has your student recently gone to camp? Are they about to go? Here are some helpful tips to try and connect with what God has been doing, or will do in your student's heart while they are at camp: Be Present THIS IS IMPORTANT: If at all possible, Dad's take your sons out, Mom's take your … Continue reading Coming Back From Camp
"There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils." C.S. Lewis' brilliant work, The Screwtape Letters, a fictitious correspondence between two demons, begins with these now famous words found in the introduction, "There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve … Continue reading Charlie Charlie: Screwtape’s Great Hope
Marc Sims 