You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. (Exodus 20:7) What does it mean to take a name in vain? It means to lay claim to a name, let's say, Australia, and insist that you are… Continue reading When We Enable Abusers in the Church We are Guilty of Breaking the Third Commandment
Author: Jeff Crippen
I am the pastor of Christ Reformation Church in Tillamook, Oregon, arriving here in 1993. I have been a pastor since 1983 and was a police officer for 12 years before that. My wife and I have been married since 1971. Verla is a medical assistant at a local clinic and in our spare time we like to hunt, fish, and ride our motorcycle.
Conservative Christians Need to Stop Throwing Galatians 3:28 out the Window
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. (Galatians… Continue reading Conservative Christians Need to Stop Throwing Galatians 3:28 out the Window
