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I’m happy to be doing a lab at D6 this year, and I’d love to see you there September 26-28 in Dallas, TX. The conference is focusing on what it means for parents to Abide in Christ and how that impacts the faith of their children. Other speakers include Pete Wilson, Dennis Rainey, Kara Powell, Ed Stetzer, Tim Elmore, Josh Griffin, Aaron Shust, Richard Ross, and many others.
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Yesterday as I was reading through a list of happenings in the tweet-o-sphere I saw a post by a respected friend that said “Keep drinking Starbucks if you want to support gay marriage.” It pointed me to an article by Maggie Gallahger that you can read here. My gut reaction was, “I’m done” being a strong proponent of biblical marriage and family. As I thought about it though, I gained a different perspective. Perhaps Dr. Russell Moore has written the clearest, practical gospel response to the question thus far. Moore writes…
“A respected pro-family organization announced this week a boycott of Starbucks coffee. The group, which supports legal protection for traditional marriage, launched the “Dump Starbucks” campaign after a national board meeting in which the Seattle-based coffee company mentioned support for same-sex marriage as a core value of the company. Some Christians are wondering whether we ought to join in the boycott. I say no.”
To read the rest visit Dr. Moore’s blog post at www.russellmoore.com/2012/03/25/should-christians-boycott-starbucks/
I am weary of the false gospel of self, where men manipulate the good news for personal gain and fame in a quest to become spiritual rock-stars. Perhaps the most idolotrous sin is to use the lense of the gospel to focus the attention of people on anyone other than Jesus. When the gospel being presented says, “Hey look at me,” you can be sure that it is tainted. The true Gospel only focuses the gaze of people on the second person of the Trinity: The God-Man. His name is Jesus; there is no other name by which men and women can be saved. This is the Gospel: Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, he was buried, he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He is the main character in the God-story. He is the King. He is the Passover Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. He is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. He is the Great Hope. He is for the nations. He is the Bright and Morning Star. He is not a rock star. In today’s world anyone can be a rock star for a moment. Only Jesus can be the star of forever, past, present, and future.
