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The Advocate
My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin… (1 John 2:1) This first sentence of the next chapter of 1 John appears to contradict the statements he … Continue reading
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Whatever Happened to Sin?
Before we move on from 1 John 1, there are a couple more important observations we need to make about this chapter. I know of nowhere else in the Bible where you find statements like, “If we claim we have … Continue reading
Walking Towards the Light
5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. 6 So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in … Continue reading
Sharing Joy
We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life … Continue reading
Us
When will we ever be able to get on with getting along? Why have we not been able to put up with each other’s differences? Who ever said being all the same was a virtue? The virtue is getting along … Continue reading
Show Jim Crow the Door
After noticing a Doonesbury cartoon this weekend featuring “Jimmy Crow,” Marti and I realized we didn’t really know that much about Jim Crow and ended up doing some important research about the history of slavery and racism in this country.
Time to Get the Prepositions Right
by Marti Fischer John wrote a poem some years ago that seems even more relevant today than when he first wrote it. It is about three Christians—and a few very important prepositions.
A Confession to Women and a Call to Men of Faith
To the women in my life — and in the Body of Christ — I owe you something. A confession. And a promise. For too long, I lived in my head. I thought respect was something I could agree with … Continue reading
Returning Respect Back to Women: A Gospel Paradigm Change for Men and Women
by John & Marti Fischer Much damage has been done to women, and as a result, to men as well, in evangelical circles due to misunderstanding the scriptures. The tragedy is not the words of scripture, but the later misuse … Continue reading
Women God Called
Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Rahab, Ruth, Deborah, Jael, Abagail, Lydia, Mary Magdalene, Phoebe, Priscilla, Junia, to name a few of the women of the Bible. Question: How can the church today be so divided over the role of women when the … Continue reading
