Reformed Journey

The evil and tragic murder of Charlie Kirk in the U.S last week was a shock to everyone. Charlie, who confessed to being a Christian and argued against “trans rights” and “gay marriage” etc, was shot and killed while speaking at an event at a university in the state of Utah. The news brought a strong outcry from many across both the political and religious worlds. Politicians, not just in the U.S, called the act “senseless” and “disgusting” and insisted that violence has no place in politics or public life.  The conversation on social media has swung wildly between grief and anger, accusations and blame from one side of politics to shameful and evil celebrations and joy from the ‘other side’ over the death of a man they saw as dangerous to their worldview.  It's natural to feel sorrow, shock, and anger when the world around us seems so evil and wicked. How do we as Christians deal with all these strong and intense feelings coming from both sides? Where do we, as Bible believer...

“Christianity doesn’t need just some pontification about some belief, it needs a genuine encounter with God. People can argue doctrine, and I believe in having good doctrine, but they can argue that what this says and that says, but when you encounter God, there's no argument.”                                                                                                                                      Charismatic Pastor Russell Evans. On the surface and at first glance, this actually sounds pretty good. Who doesn’t want to ‘encounter’ God? Who doesn’t want a faith that feels alive and re...