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Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law (What’s that mean, anyway?) Love, then, is not about an emotional disposition; it is about acting in a certain way toward others—a way that is consistent with the commandments laid out in the Law. Russ Meek September 17, 2020
Religious Ritualism and Idolatry in Malachi The prophets warned Judah repeatedly that their idolatry—looking to things other than God for their safety, satisfaction, and fulfillment—would end badly. And because the vertical relationship between God and the people was broken by idolatry, the horizontal relationship between people also suffered greatly. Russ Meek September 11, 2020
4 Reasons to Preach Christ from the Old Testament (Christ in the Old Testament) The Christocentric sermon will lead us to obey God because God has already established a relationship with him, not in order to establish that relationship through law keeping. Russ Meek September 11, 2020
The True Story of Who We Are, or Some Thoughts on “Dirty Water” by Lecrae In Lecrae’s song “Dirty Water” he points out the damage done by telling, being told, and believing lies about who we are: “Worthless, worthless, 400 years we done heard that My family… Russ Meek May 6, 2020
For the Church Pure Religion in James 1:27: Thoughts on Foster Care and Christian Spiritual Formation I’ve written before about my struggles with foster care. It’s revealed some dark truths about my own heart that I would have preferred not be there. It’s been over a year now that Andrew*… Russ Meek April 1, 2020
ERLC Christians, Love the Fatherless among You The United States Census Bureau reports that more than one out of every four children in the United States lives without a father—biological, adoptive, or step—in their home. Children without fathers are at a substantially higher… Russ Meek March 22, 2020
The Day My Foster Son Leaned into Me Andrew[1] can’t articulate why he doesn’t trust me, but his body knows. Where my other two sons, both around his age, will lean against me while we watch TV (I know, parent… Russ Meek March 5, 2020
I Was Wrong. I’m No White Knight I’m a white, middle class man. I attend a church of mostly white, middle class people. My church is located in the middle of a very poor, almost exclusively black neighborhood. The… Russ Meek February 28, 2020
The Gathering Place West Audio: Ecclesiastes: The Genesis Framework and Meaning of Hebel Russ Meek February 27, 2020
Sojourners The Burden of Safety Doesn’t Lie with the Abused On Friday, Megan Twohey, one of the journalists who broke the story about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abuse, released an interview she conducted with Donna Rotunno, Weinstein’s criminal defense attorney. As the interview came to… Russ Meek February 13, 2020
You’re Home Now: Hannah Kate Williams’s Story of Abuse and Hope in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Hannah Kate Williams is a survivor of sexual abuse. Her daughter, Evie Ruth, is a victim of sexual abuse. She would be twelve years old now, but she never had the chance… Russ Meek February 11, 2020
Sojourners Inside the Fight to Keep an Abuse Apologist off the Church Stage “If you stand up to sexual abuse, you must remain standing,” Susan Codone recently told me. She’d said the same thing on Twitter in response to news that Paige Patterson, former president of Southwestern… Russ Meek February 7, 2020
