by Bill Farley | Sep 21, 2023 | The Word of God, Uncategorized
JUDY AND I ARE IN THE PROCESS OF A MAJOR MOVE. As many of you know this can exacerbate stress. We pack differently. I married my opposite. All of this led to a huge fight Friday night. It was mostly my fault. Guilt and condemnation. I had a hard time sleeping. I awoke...
by Bill Farley | Apr 21, 2020 | The Word of God, theology
FOR MANY CHRISTIANS TODAY, the five books of the Pentateuch are fly-over country—especially Leviticus. Written at least 3,000 years ago, it feels foreign to the modern mind. Pages of detailed regulations about blood sacrifice, dietary laws, swift and violent...
by Bill Farley | Jun 16, 2019 | Christian Sanctification, pornography, Sexual Purity, The Word of God, theology
A YOUNG MAN SAT ACROSS FROM ME at a large, oak conference table. He was in trouble. He had an ongoing pornography habit that had persisted for years. He had met with an accountability group for the last twelve months, but it didn’t help. Then he met weekly with...
by Bill Farley | Mar 15, 2019 | Christian Sanctification, scripture, The Word of God
LEGALISM OCCURS WHEN we add rules to the Bible that aren’t clearly there. For example, some Christians in eastern Europe will refuse church membership to a person that smokes. Tragically, tolerance of legalism usually leads to the opposite sin, tolerance of sins...
by Bill Farley | Mar 6, 2019 | Christian Ministry, scripture, The Word of God, theology
AT SOME TIME EVERY CHRISTIAN WORKER gets discouraged by the lack of growth or the sheer carnality in the people that he or she serves. People are slow to change. Some never seem to change. Then there is the bickering and infighting. Although the Bible implies that...