As a Christian, Would You Attend a Gay Wedding?

A post with a very interesting question caught my attention today. John Shore asked the question, “What would Jesus do if invited to a gay wedding?” While he didn’t directly answer as to whether Jesus would attend, he did ponder as to whether he himself would attend or not.

It is a very good question — one that we as Christian are probably going to have to face more and more as our world continues to grow darker. Unless you live in a cave, you no doubt have a friend or acquaintance that is gay or even family members. Personally, I have two living family members that are gay (a third is deceased) and even have a few friends and acquaintances that are gay. I have also known quite a few gay people over the years who have become Christians and turned away from their homosexual lifestyles.

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Gay Man Suing Bible Publishers Over ‘Homosexual’ Verses

The Christian Post reports that a homosexual man has filed a $70 million lawsuit against Bible publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, alleging that references to homosexuality being a sin in versions of the Bible they publish violate his constitutional rights and has caused him emotional distress. Are you kidding me? Talk about a frivolous suit!

Bradley LaShawn Fowler, an ex-con turned author, filed the federal suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday. Fowler, who is representing himself, claims that Zondervan manipulated Scripture by using the term “homosexuals” in 1 Corinthians 6:9 of their 1982 and 1987 revised edition Bibles. He also contends that the reference to homosexuality were deleted by the publisher in later versions without informing the public.

He also alleges that since the older Kings James Version containing the term “homosexuals” is used by his family pastor, he has been outcast by his family.

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Characteristics of the ‘Less Than Ideal’ Husband

An article by Maureen Dowd published at The New York Times provides some characteristics or you could call them “flaws” to look out for if you ladies want the ideal husband. Heed this advice and you may dodge mates who would maul your happiness. Ignore it and you may find yourself in a relationship nightmare.

Following is a list of either questions to ask or characteristics to watch out for.

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Audio Sermon: Desperation

Some spiritual disciplines are for training and others are for treating an injury or sickness. Psalm 42 is about
treating a sickness. The sickness the Psalmist is experiencing is that he is feeling spiritually stale, flat or out of touch with God. He is experiencing spiritual dryness & deadness. He is desperate for God!

In this message, Pastor, Ray Davis looks at diagnosis, the risk factors and how to treat spiritual dryness.

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Does God Still Speak To His People & Are You Listening?

I heard an excellent message this past weekend by my Pastor entitled “Hearing God’s Voice” in which he explored the various ways Gods speaks. Does God still speak in this day in age? You bet he does! In fact, God has never stopped speaking not only to those who love and serve him but to those who don’t as well.

There are three facts we need to understand about God speaking to His creation (Job 33:14):

1. God speaks…
2. He speaks in many ways…
3. and man may not perceive it. Why?

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Stop Using Bad Christians As an Excuse to Avoid God

I think the title of this post really reveals what is to come. I am so weary of people that are “Christians” using bad Christians or bad Christian experiences as an excuse to explain why they themselves no longer pursue God. I have seen it happen over and over again throughout my Christian walk. A person becomes a Christian, starts reading the word, praying, even finding a local church where they can attend, grow and serve, and then they come across what we will call a “bad” Christian or experience that causes them to stumble.

It may be a person or group of people who wrongs them in some way. Instead of forgiving them, bitterness ensues. It may be a pastor or other lay minister’s morale failure that causes them to stumble. It may even be the general lukewarmness of the church today. No matter what the cause, it still does not justify one to abandon the pursuit of a God that never changes.

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The 5 Senses In Worship

Psalm 24:9 states “The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.” I love this verse! The voice of the LORD is so incredibly powerful. With it He created the heavens and the earth and all things in them; with His voice, He calmed the stormy sea and nature obeyed.

All throughout scripture you see “the voice of the Lord”:

…”strikes with flashes of lightening” – (psalm 29:7)
…”twists the oaks and strips the forests bare” – (psalm 29:9)
…”shakes the desert” – (psalm 29:8)
…”will shatter Assyria” – (Isaiah 30:31)
…”Let us not hear [it]…or we will die.” – (Deuteronomy 18:16)
…”is over the waters” – (psalm 29:3)
…”is powerful…is majestic” – (psalm 29:4)
…”speaking out of the fire” – (Deuteronomy 4:33)
…”thunders in marvelous ways” – (job 37:5)
…”all who hear will live” – (John 5:25)

And the list goes on. These are just a few verses talking about the “voice” or auditory sense of God; this doesn’t even begin to cover the other sensory parts of God that He uses.

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Website Allows You To Send Email After You’ve Been Raptured

We hear very little these days about a future “Rapture” in which Christians will be caught up in the air, swept away from death and united with the Lord Jesus Christ in an event that I believe precedes the Great Tribulation spoken of in the Book of Revelation. That does not mean it still won’t happen. In fact the Bible warns us that the Lord will return in a day when we do not expect Him.

Now thanks to a new web site called YouveBeenLeftBehind.com, Christians who believe they might one day be physically swept up to heaven in the Rapture will be able to send e-mails to loved ones left behind on Earth nearly one week after the apocalyptic event takes place. The site allows subscribers to send an e-mail message to up to 62 people exactly six days after they’ve disappeared from the face of the Earth.

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Cute: Two Year Old Girl Sings Lord’s Prayer

My wife came across this cute video of a Korean toddler saying (singing) the Lord’s Prayer. You know, “Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name…” I remember reciting this every church service I attended as a kid, but at only 2 years and 8 months, being able to not only remember the Lord’s Prayer but sing it as Zoei Toh does is pretty amazing.

With no further ado, here is Zoei. Enjoy!

Jesus Fulfilling Old Testament Prophecies

I’m not sure exactly how many prophecies Jesus fulfilled during His life, death and resurrection but most theologians place it above 400. The Book of Matthew does the best job correlating Old Testament prophecy with Jesus’ fulfillment of them. Let’s examine what some of those are.

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