Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach…. -I Timothy 3:2, NIV (Emphasis mine) LifeWay Research just published a study on Protestant pastor views on restoration of pastors after committing “adultery.” The results are not so surprising to me. Only 27% are willing to … Continue reading “Only 27 Percent of Protestant Pastors Believe “Adultery” Permanently Disqualifying!”
Did Pastor John Piper just bless a remarriage?! Divorce theology meets life.
Yes, supportive and applauding pic.twitter.com/J3pQL9j0sH — Julia L (@JuliaYunLiu) August 11, 2020 Barnabas Piper, son of celebrity Pastor John Piper, apparently just remarried to the applause of his father (see man seated to the right in above picture). Normally, this would be mostly unremarkable. However, celebrity Pastor John Piper’s harsh stance against remarriage following divorce … Continue reading “Did Pastor John Piper just bless a remarriage?! Divorce theology meets life.”
Just because they say so…
Public Service Announcement: Just because a cheater says so… …does not make it so! Remember that you are hearing words coming from a proven liar. That is what all cheaters are: proven liars. When they say things about you and your marriage, you have to discount that with this fact about their deficient character. They … Continue reading “Just because they say so…”
Don’t stop! Keep going!
As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” -Romans 10:11, NIV This evening I had the privilege of helping my daughter get to sleep. She wanted me to lie in bed with her for a little while. So, I did. As I lay there, I was struck about how … Continue reading “Don’t stop! Keep going!”
Wielding the Word – 2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. -2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV What I have found dealing with anxiety and fear is that this verse has power! I recite 2 Timothy 1:7 over and over again in my mind as prayer when … Continue reading “Wielding the Word – 2 Timothy 1:7”
Cheater-Speak: “I had to….”
“I had to find someone else, because you never were interested in sex with me,” says the cheater. “I had to cheat with him, because that was the only way I could get your attention,” says the cheater. “I had to ____ (fill in the blank),” says the cheater. The “I had to …” lie … Continue reading “Cheater-Speak: “I had to….””
On envying cheater prosperity
There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless. -Ecclesiastes 8:14, NIV The observation of the wicked prospering while the righteous are punished is not a new one. That is what this … Continue reading “On envying cheater prosperity”
Expect to lose some “friends”
You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. -2 Timothy 1:15, NIV Not all your “friends” before the infidelity discovery will remain your friends afterwards. This is a hard truth to accept. Yet it is a reality best accepted to avoid further heartache. I think this is one of … Continue reading “Expect to lose some “friends””
Bondage-Breaking Music
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” -Romans 8:15, NLT Music is powerful. It moves the soul. Plato recognized this writing about controlling what music one heard as part of his … Continue reading “Bondage-Breaking Music”
You have already passed the most important judgement!
Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. -Romans 8:34, NIV When I was driving one day listening to some worship music, I was struck with this thought: The most important judgment about … Continue reading “You have already passed the most important judgement!”