by Christian | Apr 25, 2023 | Ask the Pastor, Ethics, Family
Answered by Lancelot Andrewes (1555–1626) That there be degrees [of love], it is plain because omission of duties to parents is worse than to strangers: so that there must needs be a greater duty to one of these, than to the other. As in natural things, where the...
by Christian | Dec 29, 2022 | Ethics, Worship
During the final weeks of every year, visual images of our Lord Jesus Christ seem to be everywhere. From Christmas cards to commercial advertisements, it is nearly impossible to avoid seeing a barrage of pictures of Jesus in the manger during the holiday season. Of...
by Christian | Oct 10, 2022 | Civic, Ethics, Theology
By Rev. Doug Barnes It should be a simple question: for what part of life is the Bible intended to be normative? If you’ve spent time studying the Bible, and if you believe what you’ve studied, the answer should be obvious. After all, the Bible contains the wisdom of...
by Christian | Apr 25, 2022 | Ask the Pastor, Ethics, Family
Answered by Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 1626) That there be degrees [of love], it is plain because omission of duties to parents is worse than to strangers: so that there must needs be a greater duty to one of these, than to the other. As in natural things, where the...
by Christian | Mar 1, 2022 | Ask the Pastor, Ethics, Recent
Answered by Christian McShaffrey from Leviticus 19. I got many tattoos when I was a teenager and, obviously, I still have them today. Some of them are simply embarrassing, as they reflect the asinine worldview of an angst-driven adolescent. Some are inconsequential...
by Christian | Feb 15, 2022 | Ethics, Historical, Masculinity
Many men follow what has come to be known as the Graham or Pence rule: Never be alone with a woman who is not your wife. Evangelicals now mock this rule, but it remains a matter of common sense modesty that has served men well for millennia. Ambrose of Milan, a...
