On some Tuesdays, I go back into the archives and dig up something that still relates today. For the next 5 weeks, I am going to repost the Top 5 Posts from 2011. Today’s post is #1 and it comes from February 21, 2011. I am so glad this was the most popular post on [...]
On some Tuesdays, I go back into the archives and dig up something that still relates today. For the next 5 weeks, I am going to repost the Top 5 Posts from 2011. Today’s post is #3 and it comes from November 7, 2011. Sex. There are few topics that are trickier to teach on [...]
On some Tuesdays, I go back into the archives and dig up something that still relates today. For the next 5 weeks, I am going to repost the Top 5 Posts from 2011. Today’s post is #4 and it comes from December 7, 2011 (yes, a post from December clocked in at #4 for the [...]
Two weeks ago at Riv, I quoted from three fantastic books on the topic of marriage. I have already reviewed two of the books (Sheet Music by Kevin Leman and The Meaning of Marriage: by Timothy and Kathy Keller) and today I am reviewing the final book, Real Marriage by Mark and Grace Driscoll. Overview If you Google my [...]
Last weekend at Riv, I quoted from three fantastic books on the topic of marriage. I have already reviewed one of the books (Sheet Music by Kevin Leman) and I will review another (Real Marriage by Mark and Grace Driscoll) next Wednesday. Today’s review is of The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with [...]
At Riv this past weekend, I read a bit of a powerful piece called “Fornicating on the Battlefield.” The entire thing is worth reading (so make sure you click over to check it out). Here’s the part I read: Just imagine for a moment that this is reality: You’re on a battlefield. It’s dark. Chaotic. [...]
To prepare for the current section of 1 Corinthians we are working through at Riv, I have been reading a few books on sex, marriage, and divorce. For the next couple weeks, I will dedicate my Wednesday book reviews to these books. Today’s book is Sheet Music by Kevin Leman. What did I like most [...]
Sex. There are few topics that are trickier to teach on in the church. As I walked to the stage at Riv this past weekend, I knew I would be addressing miserably married couples, adulterers, virgins, porn addicts, engaged couples, and happily married couples to mention just a few. And they all have one thing [...]
A great question has popped up from last weekend’s teaching at Riv. It stems from this verse: It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife. (1 Corinthians 5:1) Who are these “pagans?” Well, the [...]
The last few weeks I’ve been getting a lot of the same question – a question that reveals some big misconceptions about the Bible’s stance on things. The question often comes from those who have attended and enjoyed our church but were turned off by the false notion that Riv believes, as one recent email [...]