My opinion about the bottom line: sometimes the ends (salvations, and especially “church growth”) do NOT justify any and every means, especially when those means include corruption, abuse, and misuse of spiritual power. Especially because those salvations can sometimes end up in a soul abortion, and that church growth can subsequently end up in a complete collapse of the church and people walking away from God for good. Those are often the ends in the end, and therefore do not justify any means.
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Consume God’s Word
Many people find the Bible boring at first. Or occasionally. However, no one I know who has ever really given it a healthy, hearty attempt has ever stayed with that opinion over time.
The Zealous Devotion of King Josiah
And then I did what any normal person with deep questions would do, I wrote a novel!
When Hope is a Thread … and You Want to Let Go
Sometimes you have to give your own soul a good ol’ pep talk. And sometimes you have to give yourself grace. Every once in awhile, you give your soul a stern lecture. The Psalms are full of all of these. For every joyful, painful, frightening, or discouraging situation you can almost always find a song… Continue reading When Hope is a Thread … and You Want to Let Go