When there is sin in the church, we panic. I believe that this is one of the reasons churches and pastors so often give terrible counsel to victims of abuse. "We are the church!" "We are Christians!" "We aren't supposed to sin!" This is a disaster, and it is up to us to fix it… Continue reading The Danger of “Image Maintenance” in the Church
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Something Stinks Here
I read the following news report today - "Rev. Robert Jeffress, a Dallas Baptist pastor who previously endorsed Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) for president and ignited controversy last October for calling Mormonism a cult [Internet Archive link], said he would hold his nose and vote for Mitt Romney if he ends up being the GOP… Continue reading Something Stinks Here