God, as revealed in the Bible, is the universal moral absolute. The Bible is our only infallible and authoritative rule of faith and practice. All moral choices, for a disciple of Jesus, must be rooted in the Bible passages. The more conversation required without the Bible, the more likely the position is inaccurate. In our …
Gigantic decisions require God’s guidance and this comes through fasting and prayer. From my perspective a spiritual battle is raging in both the seen and unseen worlds over the upcoming selection of a nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States. It is surprising to read Republicans explaining their support and the Democrats organizing …
Fasting and Prayer for God’s Guidance for President Trump Read More »
Simple obedience to the life of Jesus calls us to love our neighbors. At least in Anchorage, Alaska, one’s neighbors are, delightfully, from around the world. Hispanic, African, and Dutch neighbors live next door to our family home and they are friends all. Northeast Anchorage is extremely blessed with a kaleidoscope of nationalities, tribes, and …
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The difference between unity and uniformity can not be given adequate emphasis in our multi-cultural congregation. No one ethnicity comprises a majority of MCA Church adherents, volunteers, or donors. We are a collection of diverse people brought together by God as a microcosm of the age to come. Uniformity requires a standardization and similarity. Of …
All three of us are pastors who love God. We have given our lives for His Church. We honestly hold our Bible beliefs. We love each other dearly. YET… All three of us will vote for different Presidential candidates. Before I comment on the who questions it may be helpful to begin with the basic …
Intensity flows through my veins when God is in anyway connected to evil. It is inconceivable to me that anyone, especially Christians, would place causation of evil upon Him to whom the angels cry, “Holy, Holy, Holy.” “In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.” Job 1:22 ESV The slaughter of …
This dude says to me, “Whoever wins the election, God will be glorified.” What kind of theological perspective is that? Trying to do theology many times people become crazy folks, out of touch with simple logic and truth. He might as well of said, “Praise God for Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, and American slavery.” The “God …
Years ago a teenage girl said, “Pastor Kent, I can’t control my lustful thoughts and the Bible says that if you lust you have committed adultery already. Since I lust for my boy friend, I have sex with him too.” Why would a teenage girl even talk to me about lust and sex? Because she …
As a young pastor I very often received comments like, “Always remember to stay out of politics because religion and politics don’t mix.” I am trying to remember if I have received any crazier advice in my life time. First, it is the bozos who believed that religion and politics must be separated that gave …
Sometimes I wonder, “What would I have done if I were serving a local church as a pastor during the time of the holocaust?” ISIS has created a new holocaust. It is my turn to pastor in the midst of extreme wickedness. No longer is it “What would I have done, but what am …