Does It Matter If We Sin?

Does It Matter If We Sin?

“Does it really matter? I mean, God loves me and He forgives me. So it doesn’t really matter.” So went the conversation with a young man and woman. They professed faith in Christ and were fairly active in church attendance. They did not understand why it was a big deal that they were sexually active…

3 Powerful Ways a Christian Can Live a Holy Life

3 Powerful Ways a Christian Can Live a Holy Life

On June 2015, I wrote a blog entitled, Does God Ever Say “Maybe” to Homosexuality Among Christians? I was expressing concern over the softening position of major Evangelical leaders regarding same-sex marriages. It seems since then to have become a widening horizon. Any position that would emphasize holiness and purity of life is likely met…

Why Christian Leaders Fall

Why Christian Leaders Fall

I remember well, like it was just yesterday, receiving the news that a Christian leader, Jimmy Swaggart, had fallen. The signs he was in trouble had been visible long before the public revelation. Swaggart’s confession came only eleven months after the fall of Christian leaders Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. My pastoral staff and I…