The Two Things I Want to Teach My Sons About Their Black Friends
Janelle, a white mother, writes about what she wants to teach her sons about their black friends ...
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
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Janelle, a white mother, writes about what she wants to teach her sons about their black friends ...
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Our statement on the death of Alton Sterling. ...
Keep ReadingJuly 1, 2015 | Category: Current Events | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Racism, marriage, discrimination, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, homosexuality, gay marriage, Supreme Court, #blacklivesmatter, Charleston, Charleston shooting, Dr. Martin Luther King
Jake Phillips discusses gay marriage, racism, and the things we choose to talk about....
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Janelle Garrett writes about searching our own hearts, and being honest about what we find....
Keep ReadingMarch 6, 2015 | Category: Christian Living | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Sin, Racism, abortion, ISIS, Ferguson, discrimination, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, righteousness, sermon on the mount, kingdom living, #blacklivesmatter, justice, anger, injustice, zealot, The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander
Joey Phillips writes about our pursuit of corporate and personal righteousness, and how such pursuit is impossible without anger. ...
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