The words that resonate with our generation are inclusion, tolerance, and diversity. We don’t like the idea of excluding anyone from anything, so we have a hard time digesting (or even understanding) verses in the Bible like these: “Come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don’t touch their filthy [...]
I don’t live in the same town with some of my grandchildren, which means I only get to see them every year or so. Sometimes it’s even longer. I’m not happy about that … how far we live from one another … but the infrequency of our visits does give me a better perspective on [...]
Try as we may, even Christians have a hard time tuning out our culture’s attitudes and values. We know we aren’t supposed to “let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould” (Romans 12:1, Phillips translation), but … over and over again … we find ourselves being drawn in. Instead of measuring ourselves against [...]
Adventuring with God 