Category Archives: Contemporary Issues

On Women in the Church and in Marriage

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Joe Ginder

In the past I wrote a series of posts considering biblical teaching on women in the church and in marriage. Several people have asked me about this recently so I thought I’d make the posts easy to find by adding … Continue reading →

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Notes for the Hot Topics – Racism Message/Podcast

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Joe Ginder

In the Hot Topics – Racism message I referred to an episode of Brandon Cook’s Naming the Real podcast. Here is a link to A Conversation with Dr. Alex Gee: Race, Trauma, and What “Woke” Actually Means.

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Notes for the Hot Topics – Creation and Human Care Message

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Joe Ginder

These are links and notes for the Hot Topics – Creation and Human Care message. Wikipedia on Barbara Reynolds, Earle Reynolds, and the Phoenix of Hiroshima. The Film Raising the Phoenix. (Please note that efforts to raise funds to raise … Continue reading →

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Notes for the Hot Topics – Abuse Message/Podcast

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Joe Ginder

In the Hot Topics – Abuse message, I referred to a newsletter from Kristin Du Mez. You may want to read it for yourself. The newsletter refers to this Christianity Today article. I also mentioned a helpful website with resources … Continue reading →

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Some Articles I (may or may not) refer to in my “Hot Topics – Abortion” Message

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Joe Ginder

Here are links to some of the articles I mention in my “Hot Topics” message on abortion (also available as the LBFC Weekly Sermons podcast). Or perhaps these are things I should have mentioned, depending on which version you hear/watch. … Continue reading →

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Can you find it in Jesus?

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Joe Ginder

I saw a comment by Brian Zahnd the other day on Jesus’ disciples in the Gospel of Luke that bears repeating. So I’m repeating it! The “Sons of Thunder” wanted to call fire down from heaven on a Samaritan village … Continue reading →

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A man who lies to himself….

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Joe Ginder

“A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for … Continue reading →

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Seeing Color Newsletter/Journal of John Woolman

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Joe Ginder

In the recorded message this week, I mentioned the free newsletter Seeing Color. This note is to make the link to it available. If you subscribe, it will come in email each month. I also mentioned the Journal of John … Continue reading →

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Major Resources for Revelation 2021 Messages

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Joe Ginder

These are the three major resources I’m revisiting for the 2021 series of messages on Revelation. I’m using the series to address topics requested by members of the congregation that can fit into this approach. Apparently there is a lot … Continue reading →

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Isn’t tissue from an aborted fetus involved in making the Covid-19 vaccines?

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Joe Ginder

For a Christian, this is the most serious objection to taking the Covid-19 vaccine that I have heard. Here (in a nutshell) are the facts as I have found in my research. According to the Nebraska Medical Center and the … Continue reading →

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