Identifying with others in the LGBTQI world can open doors to engage people who need to hear about Christ. It can also give us the chance to speak honestly against the horrible ways Christians have often treated the gay community.
Jesus doesn’t fit into anybody’s mold. Jesus, God in the flesh. Jesus, lover of drunks, traitors and whores. He’s certainly not as religious as some think he should be. Don’t miss this message from Steve as he teaches from the Gospel of Mark about our surprising savior.
Unfortunately, a lot of pastors don’t understand mental illness, or think of it as a purely spiritual problem, and therefore hurt a lot of hurting people. That’s why Steve Bloem wrote The Pastoral Handbook of Mental Illness: A Guide for Training and Reference. Join Steve, with Jerry Parries and Drew Taylor, as he talks with Steve Bloem about how this book can help prepare pastors to deal with mental illness in their congregation.
The condemning folks come to Jesus confident of their case and accusation, and leave with the noose they brought hanging around their own necks.
Life simply won’t work without the safety net of God’s grace. If you’re like me, what defines you and your life includes your issues, your secrets, your need to achieve, your desire to please people and your ambition. It is therefore important to place grace at the very foundation of such a life to understand God’s unconditional acceptance and love. If you don’t and then fail big time (and we all will), your life will end up meaningless and empty.
No way can ever be understood by a map intended for another way. Therefore, it makes sense to use the right one.
If God is in charge, we are free to wonder and question and be surprised by new ideas. What is God really like? What are the implications if God is in charge?
Today David Bennett’s on Steve Brown, Etc. with an unexpected story of being a gay activist who discovered Jesus. David’s going to talk about his supernatural encounter with God and his new book, A War of Loves.
If you’re going through a dark time, hang on. When it gets dark enough, you can hear the angels sing. Join Steve Brown to hear the song of the angels to losers, nobodies, prostitutes, drunks, the needy, the fallen, and the hurt. It’s not that angels won’t sing to those who have it all together, it’s just that those people are too busy to listen.
