Unknowingly Entrapping Ourselves: Is there a danger in receiving government funding? PLEASE NOTE: I want to make very clear from the outset that my goal in covering this topic is not to beat up on any particular ministry. Instead, I simply want to showcase a real life example of what can happen—and the predicament you can get yourself into—when government and its dangers are not properly understood. A South Carolina Protestant foster care ministry recently faced the loss of federal funding and licensing because they only work with families who share their Christian beliefs. The CEO of the nonprofit, which … Read More
The Workers in the Vineyard
THE WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD A parable takes a commonly-understood truth and uses it as a foundation (or a principle) to explain some other truth. In other words, it takes what the audience already understands and then uses this understanding to explain something the audience does not understand. In Matthew 20, the parable of the workers in the vineyard teaches some important spiritual truths. This parable teaches about God’s sovereignty, His justice, His faithfulness to His promises, His grace and mercy, and we cannot forget verse 16, “So the last will be first and the first will be last”. Volumes … Read More
