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Sixteen reasons crime should not be handled in-house
Ministry means working with people. And people are sinners. So those who are ministering to others will at times find themselves knee deep in messy situations. Unfortunately, these situations often involve criminal behaviour which has never been reported to the civil authorities. Probably the most common instances are child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, or neglect) and domestic/family violence. EDIT: Based on some of the comments, I wanted to add a quick clarification here. I am
Reading through The Ninety-Five Theses
There is no doubt that the posting of the 95 theses on the church door is one of the iconic moments of the Reformation. However, a contemporary reading these words would have trouble predicting the role that Luther would play in the years ahead. Two lesson here: 1) Understanding takes time. A flash of lightning convinced Luther that he should enter the laity. Over five years of Bible study brought him to the revelation that
From fire insurance to love story
The initial and primary motive drawing me to Christ was "fire insurance." When the reality of hell and judgement sunk in, I quickly began taking Jesus seriously. If we are honest, this motivation is a driving factor in most of our conversion experiences. I call it the "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" effect. Self-preservation and avoiding eternal punishment are valid and Biblical reasons to seek Jesus. However, they are elementary truths. If
A common enemy
It is a universal principle that people need enemies. Loud protests notwithstanding, people need enemies. It is fundamental to modern politics. The left has the right. The right has the left. The people have the politicians. And the politicians have the people. We all have enemies. And we have them because we need them. Every sports team has its opponents. Every nation has foes. Every city has its critics. Every ideology has its counter. Every