Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Oct 5th, 2024
If all Scripture is inspired by God (and I believe it is) and meant to be used by His servants to teach and correct (2 Timothy 3:16), then surely, we are mandated by God to know, express, and defend all of Scripture. The Bible is full of good news about our past and our future […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Sep 24th, 2024
Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:19-20) There is no doubt, no question choosing to avoid, minimize, disregard, withhold or […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Sep 17th, 2024
One of my absolute all-time favorite movies, directed by Robert Redford, is “A River Runs Through It”. It is a story about a Presbyterian minister in Montana with two sons. One son most definitely takes a more conventional approach to life while the other is a bit of a rascal. The two men take undeniably […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Sep 10th, 2024
If you’re a believer who’s been touched by this issue – and these days, who isn’t? I hope you find the content of this article(s) helpful to understand the heart of God to the same-sex attracted and how to share that love. First and foremost, let’s put even this crisis in its proper context. Embrace […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Aug 30th, 2024
In 1983, while living in San Francisco, and very much at the time a member of the gay community, I walked out of my Powell Street apartment on a Sunday afternoon, eventually made my way down to Market Street, which is the main boulevard in downtown San Francisco, and happened upon my first gay pride […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Aug 26th, 2024
Sometimes courage skips a generation. However, that may not be said of the many men and women around the world that have privately, publicly and courageously said “No!” to both same-sex practice(s) and the LGBT identity. Not being ashamed of the Gospel, you have boldly proclaimed its precepts while standing up to an increasingly hostile […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Aug 24th, 2024
Today, attempts by pro-gay theologians and pro-gay apologists to revise the historic teachings of the Church with regard to homosexual practice are relentless. Admittedly, their effort to persuade the clergy and theologians of the moral legitimacy of homosexual conduct has not been carried out in a vacuum. Battles continue, as those who favor homosexual practice […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Aug 14th, 2024
“When we have children, we release hostages to fate.” – John F. Kennedy Recently, I spent the evening with numerous parents, Christian parents with LGBT-identified children. Long after the meeting concluded in my mind I continued to revisit and process the many things shared. A common thread that frequently surfaced during the meeting was distinguishing […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Aug 10th, 2024
Speaking from experience, having waded through years of healing, discipleship, study, and surrender (at times, daily), when homosexuality hit my family, as it has a multitude of others, it brought pain, indescribable pain, and misunderstanding along with it. Largely, because (way back then), no one knew anything about the behavior. Frankly, the only comment anyone […]
Posted in Answering The Culture, by Pastor Phillip Lee on Aug 4th, 2024
To date, you have based your understanding of today’s social issues on the Bible’s truth. However, mainstream culture not only sees these issues differently but calls you bigoted for rejecting views they have deemed self-evident. So where do you “go from here and how do you remain a witness of Christ’s love to those ready […]