Since 2013 was such a big year for sex, we might as well keep it going. On the list of so-called alternative lifestyles, polyamory and polygamy are becoming the next media and cultural darlings. They can even be made to sound so spiritual, so positive. People in the Bible had more than one wife, right? Why not now? Is this really okay with God and does it line up with His word?
Why stainless steel? To keep it from breaking due to overuse, of course!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Christian Swingers?
A lot of stories hit my desk in 2013 that need to be discussed. This one was one that I really hoped was a joke. The sexual revolution hits the church and tries to use Scripture to justify itself. You have got to hear this one to believe it.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Back Then Forward
A little look back, some repentance, and then it's time to look to the future. The last few months have been more than a little challenging for reasons you may not expect. However, it's time to tell all and get back on track.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Shifting and Settling
The last few months have been challenging and a bit difficult to say the least. Jesus' Outsider episodes have been hit or miss (at best), writing has been almost nonexistent, and progress on anything important has been at a complete standstill. A lot of unexpected adjustments had to be made. However, like a simmering pot, apparent inactivity has not been without results.
There have been many issues and decisions that needed to be reevaluated or reset. A lot of prayer has been happening as well as thinking and finding wise counsel. Several things have happened, many of them personal, that have changed our direction or sharpened our vision. Two major decisions were made after a lot of prayer and deliberation.
The first is that we are feeling lead to change the location of Freedom Church. From the inception, we believed that we were to plant in Peoria or, perhaps, East Peoria. However, events of recent weeks and input from prayer partners have caused us to seek the Lord's face to make sure we had heard Him correctly. Instead of Peoria, we believe we are to start in the Sunnyland neighborhood of Washington. Like the initial areas we had investigated, it is a largely blue-collar area populated by factory workers, tradesmen, and others not normally comfortable in a typical suburban, middle class church. They're good people who are not currently being reached by any of the local churches. It is ripe for the Gospel to be presented in a unique way.
The other is that we have not been public enough with the vision and goals for Freedom Church. So, we are correcting that. Within the next couple of weeks, a website will be set up, even if we only have limited content at first, Twitter account created, and the full vision made available to anyone who wishes to read it. Another blog, Freedom Church Chronicles, will be the new home of updates on our progress. As time allows, the previous updates from this blog will be transferred to the new one so that everything will be in one place.
This blog will return to what it was originally intended to be, my personal blog attached to the Jesus' Outsider program and for anything else it strikes me to write. Who knows what may pop up on this page?
More will follow soon! Check both blogs for updates!
Monday, December 2, 2013
Storms
On November 17th, shortly after 11AM, the small Illinois community of Washington was devastated by an F4 tornado that cut a diagonal path across the length of the town. The destruction was tremendous. In the aftermath, many people were asking questions, "Why would God allow this?" and "Where was God?" These questions and others do have answers.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Sex and Freedom
In a world gone wild, freedom has been redefined by the sexual rules of the flesh. This affects not only the current political realm but Christian liberty as well. The church has done a poor job of handling the issue. In the light of real liberty, how is sex to be handled? Can we help the culture shift without destroying the people we need to be helping?
Monday, October 7, 2013
Freedom!
"Where the Spirit of The Lord is, there is freedom." We sing it all the time, but do we really understand what were saying? Do we live it? What would it look like if we did? What exactly are we free from, anyway?
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