Articles for tag: Judgmentalism

October 15, 2012

Christian Standard

Sticky Conversations: Alcohol

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE “STICKY CONVERSATIONS”   By Tim Harlow In matters of opinion, beer? “In matters of faith, unity; in matters of opinion, liberty; in all things, love.” It”s such a beautiful sentiment, but how do we know which is which? There wouldn”t be 30,000 different sects of Christianity in the world if it were really that easy. Consider the subject of alcohol. It”s always been confusing to me because, as I grew up in the Christian church, I was always told alcohol was bad/sinful. But Paul told Timothy to drink some wine for his

November 12, 2006

Christian Standard

CONFESSION CONSIDERED: Coming Clean

By Jan Johnson I ignored Helen as she lingered by the door waiting to talk to me. I kept talking to my friend. Helen is a whiner, and I wasn”t in the mood. But as my husband Greg and I drove home, I felt convicted about cold-shouldering Helen. Why had I ignored her? “I need to be accountable for how I treat Helen. I promise to pay attention to her next time.” Greg”s smile showed his confidence in me and propelled me to the telephone book when I got home. I called her and we talked. A few years ago,

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