You can be right about Scripture and wrong about the Gospel.
01593 – Right vs. Wrong
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01592 – Scapegoating
The word “scapegoating” originated from an ingenious ritual described in Leviticus 16. According to Jewish law, on the Day of Atonement, the high priest laid hands on an “escaping” goat, placing all the sins of the Jewish people from the previous year onto the animal....
01587 – What Does Your Face Speak to a Child?
It's interesting to watch what happens when a child walks into a room. Does your face light up? When my children used to walk in the room when they were little, I looked at them to see if they had buckled their trousers or if their hair was combed or if their socks...
01547 – Do Right, Not Wrong!
You must not do what is wrong, however much you are inclined to do it, and you must do what is right, however much you are disinclined to do it. from The Wise Woman
01520 – Fear Lurks Behind Perfectionism
Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.
01507 – God’s Spirit Guides Us
The Spirit helps us discern right and wrong, and to navigate the questions and quandaries in between. In the maze of decision-making, the Spirit can be our trusted guide.
01504 – Going Where Questions Lead
They said that if I questioned a 6,000-year-old earth, I would question whether other parts of Scripture should be read scientifically and historically. They were right. I did. They said that if I entertained the hope that those without access to the gospel might...
01499 – One Style, or Two Styles of Worship?
To call for two styles and to find impetus for the wintry sort of search demands boldness. It receives so little attention that anyone who defends it may well express the old reformers' anxiety: Am I alone right, and is the whole church wrong? Why in our era does the...
01265 – Forgiving vs. Being Reconciled
Forgiving and being reconciled are not about pretending things are other than they are. It is not patting one another on the back and turning a blind eye to the wrong. True reconciliation exposes the awfulness, the abuse, the pain, the degradation, the truth. from No...
01235 – Jesus’ Stance brought Him Condemnation
In the world order we know, there is no place for peace and justice, for equal distribution of material and cultural goods, and for the dignity of every human being. Jesus took a stance for those values and was cynically disposed of as a rabble-rouser. The worst part...