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‘Ultimately, it is the individual homosexual who suffers in his or her relationship to God when the church shirks its duty to call a sin...

‘It is important to be clear about the definition of tolerance and its place among Christian virtues. While tolerance may be a virtue in...

‘Along with most Christians, I have come to the conviction that the gospel message exists in its purest form in the Bible (particularly...

‘In the context of Romans 1:18-32, it is true that there is a certain logic to the sequence of events. First, a false wisdom suppresses...

‘Jesus made no direct or explicit comments on same-sex intercourse, just as He made no direct comments on many other important subjects....

‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom. She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and...

‘In the cultural, political, religious, and academic arenas of our lives, issues related to homosexuality and homosexual persons are...

‘When we first will to follow--first attempt obedience--God becomes not just some vague force, but very personal. Our idea of Him...

‘In regard to the young man for whom he was experiencing strong homosexual desires I asked him, “What specifically do you admire in this...

‘“Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness,” as C. S. Lewis has said, and the most unloving thing I could possibly...

‘Some within the Church…claim that the homosexual condition is an expression of the variety in creation that God intended. “Why–if God...

‘The fallen self cannot know itself. As we have seen, we do not know who we are and will search for our identity in someone or something...

By Marco Casanova “The God who once manifested wrath against those who turned to idols by handing them over to their shameful passions...

Why do we worship Jesus, anointing Him with our love songs? Gratitude: He did for us what only He could do—He forgave our sins. Only God...

Desert Stream Ministries started forty years ago when Andy shared his testimony one hot August Sunday at the Westside Vineyard in Los...

We approach our fortieth anniversary bash this week; I am grateful, full of peace and praise for Jesus. In charting the breakthroughs and...

‘I will not forget you! I have engraved you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me’ (Is. 49: 15b, 16). In our...

By Marco Casanova, Asst. Director of DSM/LW Jesus, through His Church, rescues the joy of my salvation. The mission of Jesus, at its very...

‘For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, til her righteousness shines forth like the dawn,...

‘Protecting our neighbors from unjust discrimination does not require redefining human nature.’ Archbishop Jose Gomez, President of US...