by Keith Jainga
Let me say it outright: Racism, the idea of supremacy of one race over another (or all others), has no place whatsoever in Christ. Yet, sadly, many who do embrace such racial supremacy—especially of the white supremacy variety—do so with the twisted notion that it is in keeping with Christianity. Last week, I preached on …
Some years ago, I visited the Cazadero Baptist Camp with the purpose of determining whether it would be an appropriate place for the church to hold our family camp. While there, I decided to shoot some basketball hoops at the camp’s half court. It was then that I made my best ever record of consecutive …
TV news magazine 20/20 just featured the case of Michelle Carter. She was recently convicted and sentenced for involuntary manslaughter in what has been described as the ”texting suicide” case. Carter was deemed responsible for the death of her boyfriend Conrad Roy, primarily through her communications with the victim in which she goaded him to …
“May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other” (Genesis 31.49 NIV). These words have always been to me the “Mizpah Benediction.” They were usually uttered as a concluding blessing of worship gatherings, and sometimes as a “Christian goodbye” between friends. The benediction was understood to be a …
When I was reading Younger Next Year, a book about physical health, a particular passage caught my attention. It describes medical doctor Henry S. Lodge’s journey to embracing a new perspective on health care. I had done what doctors do well in this country, which is to treat people with disease. My patients had had …
Jehovah-Jireh (or Yahweh-Yireh) is a name ascribed to the God of scripture. It is commonly translated, “The Lord will provide.” It is the name that Abraham gave to the place where the Lord led him to sacrifice his son Isaac. But at the critical moment, the Lord stopped Abraham from carrying out the sacrifice of …
Megan Briggs wrote an article about GuideStar, “a site that reports on the integrity of charities.” Last month, GuideStar decided to label 50 organizations as “hate groups.” Briggs reports that this action resulted in “unprecedented pushback.” I found the information discomforting in two ways. First, some of the organizations categorized as “hate groups” are “Christian …
The Lord had been faithful. Through Moses he liberated the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. He led them through the wilderness. And through the leadership of Joshua brought them into the land that he had promised to their forefather Abraham. Finally, those who were once slaves were now a free people, with a land of …
My dad led our family in the practice of the Christian faith. Church involvement was pretty much a given in the Jainga household. I do not remember any weekend that we intentionally skipped attending Sunday school or worship for some other activity or simply not being in the mood. No sleep-ins. No recreational amusements. Unless …
Russell Vought, a confessing evangelical Christian, was nominated to serve deputy director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Last week, he faced a Senate committee that was tasked to evaluate his qualifications to serve in that capacity. Somehow, the process caught the attention of many news outlets. Of particular interest was the …
