Legalism is too often an ugly aspect of evangelical or fundamental churches. At its extreme, legalistic churches reduce the gospel to praying the sinner's prayer and conforming to a list of do's and don'ts. In a legalistic system, someone determines … [Continue reading]
When the church goes to either of two extremes, and is so 'in the world' that it is of the world and worldly, or so 'not of the world' that it is otherworldly and might as well be out of the world altogether, it is powerless and utterly irrelevant. … [Continue reading]
In reading through the Psalms, this verse struck me this morning. And he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul. (Psalm 106:15) The phrase "leanness into their soul" stood out to me because it seems an appropriate description of … [Continue reading]
This article is a guest post by Bob Myers written for the weekly newsletter of Covenant Church in Doylestown. I thought it worth sharing and have copied it in its entirety. The decision by the Supreme Court to find that gay-marriage is a … [Continue reading]
