God hates divorce, but that doesn’t mean it condemns you to hell. Sin is what condemns us to hell, but when we receive Christ as Lord and Savior, that penalty is paid.
Category: Social Issues
What Jesus Really Asks of You / Spiritual Meditations
Having the mind of Christ taught in the Sermon on the Mount and responding to the current moment with Jesus’ spirituality of love—surrender, sacrifice, and service—are the definitive indications of spiritual growth.
Jesus Reversed the World’s Values / Spiritual Meditations
Women, the poor, minorities, the disabled, environmental and human rights advocates—all these draw their moral force from the power of the gospel unleashed at the cross, when God took the side of the victim.
How do You Feel about Foreigners? / Spiritual Meditations
Explore what Jesus, Peter and Paul said about God’s love for strangers and foreigners.
Mature Spirituality Inspires Your Involvement / Spiritual Meditation
Early stages of spiritual growth require personal effort & choice. Mature spirituality is also intensely social for it is a life shared with all creatures in heaven and earth.
You’re Invited to God’s Reunion / Spiritual Meditations
Dealing with the enduring legacy of historical sin, such as our treatment of marginalized peoples, can be overwhelming. But we are not alone, and we are not expected to go it alone. God in Christ has made us new, entrusted us and empowered us.
God Calls for Historical Repentance / Spiritual Meditations
We can see that all is not okay in the world. Loving those in need has a way of creating within us a righteous discontent, causing us to seek causes and explanation; prompting us to see patterns and connections.
Your Focus on Forgotten Spirits / Spiritual Meditations
There are few more intimate connections than sharing the narrative of our lives with another person: our hopes, our struggles,… Read more Your Focus on Forgotten Spirits / Spiritual Meditations
Does Your Church have a Moral Dilemma? / Spiritual Meditations
We must be cautious in claiming that God is on our side on any issue. Yet, we must be motivated by faith to take the difficult stance even when the church’s moral witness is in process, unfinished, incomplete, and uncertain.
Your Struggles Affect Me / Spiritual Meditations
Paul declared, “if one member suffers, all suffer together with it” This is true both within and outside of the church. We live in an interconnected world. The struggles of our neighbors affect us.