Is Battle Ground Public Schools Wasting Your Money?
Spend very much time reading comments about Battle Ground Public Schools and you will eventually...
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Author: David Lindner
Don’t Be Afraid: One For Every Day of the Year? (A brief “theology” of fear)
Every few years, this idea makes another trip around the internet. It’s the idea that the...
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Loving THAT Neighbor
We live in a time where almost every group has learned how to justify walking by.
The left can justify walking by because the wounded person is too conservative. The right can justify walking by because the wounded person is too progressive. Christians can justify walking past other Christians because we don’t share the same doctrine.
We don’t call it hatred. We call it discernment, conviction, boundaries, wisdom, safety, truth, or not enabling.
Some of this is wise. But a lot of it is just an excuse not to love.
Jesus never gives us a category of person we are allowed to stop loving.
“Who was the neighbor?”
The one who showed mercy.
Go and do the same.
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Loving Your Neighbor Isn’t Optional (Romans 14-15)
Many Christians treat issues like schools, politics, taxes, and public policy as matters of personal conviction. But what if loving our neighbors isn’t? A look at Romans 14 and 15 reveals a challenging truth: Christians may have freedom on many secondary issues, but we do not have freedom from the obligation to seek our neighbors’ good and build them up…even when those neighbors are teachers, administrators, politicians, or people we disagree with.
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Civic Engagement: A Faith That Is Seen Before It Is Heard
A pastoral reflection on prayer, public faith, and the growing temptation for Christians to pursue cultural dominance instead of sacrificial love. Exploring Jesus’ teachings on prayer, coercion, humility, and public witness, this article argues that authentic Christianity changes hearts through love and example—not force, outrage, or control.
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