Why are there hostilities between the straight, alt, and LGBTQ communities?

January 25, 2021

Question: Maybe you’ve heard, maybe you haven’t, but in somewhat recent news, the “alt” community (which is a community of emo, gothic, and other similar groups) and the LGBTQ (a group that represents what the letters stand for, but also peace, love, and tranquility) have become somewhat hostile toward Christians. One example of hostility was…

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Rejoicing in an Evil Report

August 21, 2020

by Matthew W. Bassford The other day, a Facebook friend of mine posted the following quotation from C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity, something she apparently does annually. “Suppose one reads a story of filthy atrocities in the paper. Then suppose that something turns up suggesting that the story might not be quite true, or not quite…

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Rock Throwers from Way Back

October 10, 2019

by Warren Berkley If you watched the classic Andy Griffith TV Show, you remember Barney, Thelma Lou, Opie, and Goober. How about Earnest T. Bass? He appeared on several episodes, always in trouble for throwing rocks or bricks. “Bless his heart,” Andy once said, “he’s so ignorant, all he knows to do is throw rocks.”…

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Actions and Reactions

May 17, 2019

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 6:20-36   I.         How should you act? How should you react?             A.        We live in a “me first” age. People demand their rights. They seek to get even when wronged.             B.        But let me tell you about a radical view of life II.        Actions – Luke 6:27-28             A.        Love your enemies                         1.         The root difference…

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Wrongfully My Enemies

May 16, 2019

by Terry Wane Benton Ever had people who seemed to hate you for no good reason? They made up their mind that they did not like you, but that was not enough. They worked behind your back to undermine you and sought to get rid of you or ruin you. David would say “welcome to…

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Jesus: “Public Enemy Number One”

June 18, 2017

by Larry Hafley How do we explain the Jews’ hatred of Jesus? What motivated them to kill him? If I had been a Jewish lawyer, here is the case I would have presented. (Let the reader understand that what follows is based upon the ignorance and envy of the day (Matthew 22:29; 27:18; John 5:39).…

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Hate the Sin, But Not the Sinner?

July 12, 2015

Text: II Peter 3   I.         It is common to face criticism when a strong stand is taken             A.        I noticed in the papers many years ago , that the Methodists and Episcopals were in a quandary.                         1.         The majority wanted strong stands against homosexuality, but a large element objected                         2.         The objection was that if you take a…

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The Death of Stephen

July 5, 2015

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 7:51-60   I.         The early church started in Jerusalem, during the Feast of Pentecost when many Jews were visiting from wide-spread nations. Acts 2:9-11 lists some of the representative nations.             A.        The church grew rapidly. Three thousand were added to the church on the first day – Acts 2:41             B.        By Acts…

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Hate Speech

July 5, 2015

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Matthew 5:10-16   I.         One popular trend arising around the world is to criminalize talk that is branded as “hate speech.”             A.        Now we all know that “hate” isn’t good, so these laws passed quickly and easily             B.        But what exactly is “hate speech?” I found definitions, such as:                         1.         Speech that attacks a…

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