CNN reported that the PCUSA denomination voted to ordain its first openly gay pastor earlier this week. Rev. Anderson was previously ousted from his ministry because of his openly gay lifestyle, but now has received a new lease on life, or at least in ministry. I’m saddened by the news not solely because of its approval …
A recent article in the evangelical magazine, Relevant, described our society with an interesting word, “Pornified”. What is a pornified society? The word “porn”comes from the Greek word, “porneia”, which has to do with sexual immorality, or illicit sex. I think we would all agree that our culture and society has become increasingly more obsessed with …
At least that’s the headline CNN.com posted. Apparently, the Phoenix Goddess Temple was nothing more than a brothel. I don’t know if the oxymoronic nature of the headline was designed to attract hits, but let’s get this one thing clear – this place may have claimed to be a place of spiritual healing, but …
Google “C.J. Mahaney” and you’ll find numerous commentaries concerning his recent leave of absence from Sovereign Grace Ministries. The Christian Post has a good summary here. C.J. is a vibrant and charismatic pastor/preacher. Much of his writing, sermon, and pastoral philosophy has influenced me and blessed me over the years. For 25 years, he pastored …
I learned today that the infamous Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is scheduled to picket Mars Hill Church in Seattle this weekend. For those of you who don’t know anything about these two churches, I’ll give a brief summary. Westboro Baptist Church has gained notoriety for its openly hateful language towards homosexuals and picketing the funerals …
I’ve only seen two pastoral transitions in my life that have made me envious – C.J. Mahaney with Josh Harris (Covenant Life Church); and John Cha with Dihan Lee (Open Door Presbyterian Church). There was something about each of these transitions that celebrated the faithfulness of God and inspired hopeful expectation as to how God …
Yesterday I had the privilege and joy of helping to officiate the wedding ceremony of a former student and her bridegroom. This was the most unique ceremony I have ever participated in because it was held in a Catholic Church and primarily led by the priest. I read the Gospel reading and gave a short …
Bob Kauflin has an insightful perspective on this parody video. Interestingly enough, as I was watching the video for the first time, I was embarassed to reinforce the stereotype that I knew the Asian guy in the video. Chris Kim, where you at? The Contemporvant Service – What Can We Learn?
