biblical principles

Do I Cut My Hair or Wear a Hat?

I was on fire for God my first month after accepting Christ when my next-door neighbor Mrs. Rivera threw me a curve ball. “You have to cut your hair because God says it is a shame and dishonoring to Christ for you to have long hair.” She then opened her Bible and read 1 ...

Disagreeing Without Disintegrating: What Acts can teach us about the common conflicts of church life

Western culture is devoid of healthy conflict. In our movies, action heroes fight the bad guys to the death. In online discussion, we sling slurs: “Nazi!” “Fascist!” “Libtard!”, but in person, we frequently just go along to get along, telling ourselves that we don’t want to ...