As you will see, the state of Alabama has got this one right! Read the following which is quoted directly from the Alabama Dept of Public Safety driver license manual on www.dps.alabama.gov WHO CANNOT BE LICENSED An Alabama driver license shall not be issued to: • Persons under 16 years of age. • Any person whose…
Is American churchianity encouraging addictive thinking? It seems to me that what is commonly called “Christianity” in America is simply selfishness clothed, dipped, and immersed in “me, myself, and I.” People are encouraged to focus upon themselves in most churches which is addictive thinking at its worst! For example, selfish prayer requests like, “Bless me,…
“Anything I place in front of my recovery I will lose anyway.” Really? How about this statement instead: “Anything I place in front of Christ I will lose anyway.” Recovery or Christ? Is recovery the god of the person who made the first statement above? Maybe. Recovery is certainly the most important “thing” in the…
Several friends and colleagues sent me the DIALOGUE & DISCUSSION that medical doctors had during their “intensive” investigation of 4 years regarding their re-definition of “addiction.” As of August 15, 2011, they are characterizing “addiction” as a PRIMARY, CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE (not just bad behavior or bad choices which are “moral”). Wow! From a “theory” of disease to now a…
It’s September which means one thing: it’s National Recovery Month! While I like the word “recovery,” I love the biblical word, “transformation”, so much better because God wants more for the person struggling with an addiction! II Cor. 3:18 and Romans 12:2 remind us that God wants to transform our minds by making us more…
I love days like today when every national and local news outlet is reporting a DIALOGUE & DISCUSSION that medical doctors had during their “intensive” investigation of 4 years regarding their re-definition of “addiction.” Now, they are characterizing “addiction” as a PRIMARY, CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE (not just bad behavior or bad choices which are “moral”). Wow! From a…
I picked on youth pastors and seminaries – now, I’m picking on my own field: biblical counseling. Is biblical counseling hurting or helping the church? Well, that depends. In terms of informal biblical counseling of one Christian loving another Christian, biblical counseling is necessary for all Christians – both to do and to receive. In…
Sadly, there is yet another new sport for you to watch. It’s called Churchianity. You simply need to pick a big building with a Christianese sounding name on it, go when they give their times for a “worship service,” sit and listen respectfully. Then, go home. Nothing has to change. And you can watch some…
I live in Alabama. There are two sports teams in Alabama that play college football: The University of Alabama and Auburn University. These two rivals are talked about on sports radio 365 days a year, unless it’s a leap year which makes it 366 days a year. Every day, Alabama and Auburn talk dominates the…
Don’t we say the dumbest things when we speak Christianese? The word, “minister,” means “to give service to the necessities” so someone who says after a praise song, “That really ministered to me,” is saying that the really served them and made them feel good. Does that happen sometimes? Yes. Is it man-centered rather than Christ-centered?…
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