by Westside Christian Fellowship | May 13, 2014 | Articles
The person who consumes alcohol walks a very fine line between freedom and sin, responsibility and carelessness, liberty and abuse—over-indulgence can even disqualify a person from leadership (cf. 1 Timothy 3). This discussion is not about a glass of wine or beer now...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | May 5, 2014 | Articles
Dan Haseltine (singer for Jars of Clay) used Twitter recently to support gay-marriage; stating, “Because most people read and interpret scripture wrong. I don’t think scripture ‘clearly’ states much of anything regarding morality.” Many say that we cannot take a...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Apr 26, 2014 | Articles
Dan Haseltine (singer for Jars of Clay) used Twitter recently to support gay-marriage; stating, “Because most people read and interpret scripture wrong. I don’t think scripture ‘clearly’ states much of anything regarding morality.” Many say that we cannot take a...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Apr 23, 2014 | Articles
The altar call is an appeal where the speaker invites attendees to come forward as a way of acknowledging their decision to follow Christ. Many consider Charles Finney (1792-1875) to be the founder of the altar call even though early Methodist used a similar approach...
by Westside Christian Fellowship | Apr 12, 2014 | Articles
Within weeks, two of my heroes have fallen from grace, and some of my friends in pastoral ministry have taken detours in their destiny as well. Moral failings among leaders are becoming an epidemic. No one is beyond the reach of Satan’s grasp. Although I’m...