As I mentioned yesterday, God details his kosher law in his covenant with Israel. This week we are studying Deuteronomy 14:1-21, and yesterday we looked at the fairly extensive list of animals that God declares clean or unclean for Israel. But what about Christians? Are we to apply kosher law to our lives? Let’s lookContinue reading “Must Christians eat kosher? (how God’s list of clean and unclean foods in Deuteronomy 14 matters to Christians, part 4)”
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What if we’re totally wrong about what it means to follow Jesus – Part 2
My son walked up to our pantry closet in our kitchen, looking for a snack. He quickly put his hand over his nose, uttering a muffled “Ugh! What is that smell?” I looked over at him standing there, and said “What do you mean? Is it the trashcan?” Our kitchen trash bin is right nextContinue reading “What if we’re totally wrong about what it means to follow Jesus – Part 2”
Is 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 really about homosexuality?
It was easily a Top 5 Most Nerve-Wracking sermon for me. This past Sunday, as I mentioned in last week’s intro post, I came to 1st Corinthians 6:9-11 in our sermon series through the letter of 1st Corinthians. In these verses, Paul mentions homosexuality. That’s what made me nervous. No matter what I said, IContinue reading “Is 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 really about homosexuality?”
On Being Holy – 1 Corinthians 1:1-3
Two days ago we started a series teaching through the book of 1st Corinthians. It’s actually not a book, but a letter. As I mentioned last week here, Paul is writing to a church that is struggling to maintain it’s discipleship to Jesus in the midst of the wealthy overly-sexualized culture. In other words, he’sContinue reading “On Being Holy – 1 Corinthians 1:1-3”
Engaging Scripture 