Helping People Live Effective Lives
Where in the world is worldliness? How you answer this question will determine how you live out your Christian experience in God’s world. Your “system of Christian practice” flows from how you answer …
[Read more...] about Investigating Legalism—Where in the World Is Worldliness?
Legalism is a complicated subject. It stirs emotive responses from many Christians. If you’re in it, it’s hard to get out. If you did come out of it, it’s easy to overreact and go to some dangerous …
[Read more...] about Legalism Is a Fear-Based Culture that Leads to a Complex Life
They say there are no perfect churches. But what if that church is yours? How do you respond to a church that does not do community life well? What if the leaders are not setting the right example? …
[Read more...] about When Your Leadership Does Not Model Transparency
Being holy is not legalism. Being an obedient and disciplined Christian does not have to be legalistic either. If something is wrong, an overreaction to that bad thing is also an inadequate …
[Read more...] about The Unintended Spiritual Benefits of Legalism
Supporting Member Question: Rick, what are your thoughts on Santa, Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy as far as what you tell your kids? Do you say these characters are real or not? Is this harmless fun or …
[Read more...] about The Santa Claus Question: What Do I Tell My Children?
One of our members asked me about a worldview on having fun. She wondered if she was supposed to have fun, and she expressed how there seems to be an element of mystery about what fun should look like …
