Posts with the category “ethics”

Virtue is hard to come by these days. When we look out upon our country in our day, moral degeneracy is not only promoted, it has run amok. Just this week, a pastor visiting a local bookstore discovered a book titled Be Gay, Do Crime! Indeed, we are in an age where vice is valued over virtue. When we see this, we can give way to fear as we read John Adams who said, “Our constitution was made only ...  Read More

Reading the Bible is not for the faint of heart. It requires time, effort, prayer, patience, persistence, and a willingness to let Scripture speak. Often, through years of study, sermons, and trips through the text, we can develop ruts in our reading. In fact, such ruts are safeguards from misguided novelty. That said, some ruts can make it difficult to see what is actually in the text. And recent...  Read More

Over this past week, multiple people inside and outside the church have asked about navigating matters of conscience and healthcare when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. As mandates multiply across society, how should one respond? Should those who have previously declined vaccination pursue a religious exemption, or should they get vaccinated? What should one do if there is no religious exem...  Read More