Show me a church or Christian organization that denies the clear message of Genesis 1-2 and I will show you a group that has grossly deviate

“God made you like this…be happy with who you are” That statement uttered by Pope Francis to a gay man has made the Pope a hero of the entire LGBT movement. But, Pope Francis stands not as a hero but someone who stands in opposition to the Roman Catholic position, the collective wisdom of the Church Fathers, and more importantly, the very Word of God itself. Of course, this isn’t anything new from the Pope. He has demonstrated quite clearly that being of the people, is better

Roughly around 2000 years ago in the region of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus was walking with his disciples and turning to them, he asked them this question, “who do you say that I am?” Fast forward to 2018 in the Wenatchee Valley, that question is still being asked today. Who is Jesus? How you answer that question determines whether or not you are a Christian—a follower of Jesus Christ. There are many ideas concerning who Jesus is. Some say he is a prophet, one of many who spoke

It was 45 years ago that the United States Supreme Court ruled that the choice to murder was a constitutional right and should be protected and enforced. Roe v Wade was an unprecedented decision and it stands out as a dark stain on America’s once noble past. Over 60 million children have been surgically aborted since 1973 and that is not counting the untold millions that have perished due to abortifacient drugs that are found in many birth control methods. Regardless if you f

There has been a bit of controversy that has been filling my news feed lately regarding a Gospel singer and an extremely popular actress/television host. Allow me to catch you up. A Gospel singer named, Kim Burrell spoke (rather passionately) at a church where she addressed the sin of homosexuality, calling it perversion and saying to people that there is freedom from that sin in Christ. Now she was slated to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and when it was exposed what Ki

Recently, I sat watching through blinding tears about a testimony of a young woman who had fled the clutches of a cult. Her retelling of the trauma of both the psychological and spiritual abuse she endured was heart breaking, and it brought to mind that there are many in our own community that are either experiencing that level of abuse now or have in the past. As someone who has taught Christian world view and is currently teaching it at Evergreen Baptist, I am aware that us

We live in a pluralistic age. The market place of ideas is ever expanding and ever increasing. With the advent of the internet it has not only provided a forum to discuss ideas but also has given rise to the availability of conversation. At any given moment there are literally thousands of interactions between people concerning the issues of the day, some of them good and constructive, others perhaps not so much. However, the accessibility of content and the exchange of thoug

In the 1960’s there was introduced a new and dynamic social theory that absolutely changed the way we look at age-relations. That theory was called “generation gap” and it sought to address the contention between the then “baby boomers” and their parents. Those who lived through the 60’s remember that in that time period there was an upheaval in social change, and there emerged a restless spirit to throw off the vestiges of The Silent Generation, and even the generation prior

In my last column I made the statement that “I frame everything within a Biblical worldview.” But what is a worldview and why does talking about them matter? It may seem that many people form their ideas and opinions from a political stance, religious affiliation or even from the education they received, but in reality it is much deeper than that. It is a question of worldviews and the thoughts expressed about politics, socio-economics and other issues extend from that base.

To be a thinker and to be a person of faith may seem like a contradiction. However, the use of the mind is an integral part of anyone's belief system, especially the Christian. Truth be told, use of the Evangelical mind is a scandalous thing. Why? Because it so often over-looked and unfortunately, discouraged among so many. I remember several weeks ago, I was at one of the largest and most prestigious Baptist seminaries in the country, and being a Bibliophile, I found my way