Summer winds down. Vacations end. School and work schedules restart their engines, and we all prepare to hustle our way to the 2022 finish line. As we get back into our normal routines, we must not neglect the routine of hospitality. God repeatedly calls us to open our lives up as gifts to others:
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household …
Last week, I wrote about the purpose of freedom. Freedom, I argued, is given by God so that we will pursue righteousness. Freedom is not an ultimate or final goal; obedience is. This week, I want to shift our focus towards religious freedom, or religious liberty. What is religious liberty? Are there any limits to religious liberty? Why is religious liberty, which our nation has historically celebrated, under threat today?
UNDERSTANDING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Our church’s …
INTRODUCTION
Our nation has long promoted a tradition of freedom and liberty. We find those two words inscribed in founding documents and American history books as well as bantered about on nightly news shows. Americans love bragging about their freedom. Some even refer to freedom as our greatest export. But what is freedom? Is freedom an end, a supreme good? Or is freedom a gift from God to human beings used as a tool for …
My voice sticks in my throat; and, as I dictate, sobs choke my utterance. The City which had taken the whole world was itself taken.” [1]
INTRODUCTION
“Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.” Romans 12:17 (ESV)
I don’t know what side you take on vaccines, masks, BLM, the 2020 election, or any of the other 1,000 hot-button issues facing our nation today. Nor is my goal in this letter to try and convince you of my perspective on any of them. My goal in this letter is to …
“There are two reasons in our day, of holding to a strong uncompromising view of Scripture,” Francis Schaeffer wrote nearly four decades ago. “First and foremost, this is the only way to be faithful to what the Bible teaches about itself… And without a strong view of Scripture as a foundation, we will not be ready for the hard days to come.” [1] In more ways than one, Schaeffer foresaw all of the moral insanity, …
Lake Wylie Baptist Family,
Have you ever read one of the big classic novels? I’m talking about books like Pride and Prejudice, The Brothers Karamazov, and War and Peace. Those books intimidate readers for several reasons. First, they are long. It will take a large investment of time to work through them. They’re also full of new character names and, in the case of the Russian novels, difficult character names. Feeling overwhelmed by complicated relationships …
