by Christopher Gudmundsson | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Thou shalt not bear false witness.” Everybody agrees with God that lying is wrong. But what’s wrong about it, anyway? Did God just forbid it because he took a notion to, for no particular reason? Or is lying actually contrary to God’s will and...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Aug 28, 2021 | The Beacon, Thoughts
In the New Testament, there are only two kinds of church leaders. The first is deacons, mature believers appointed to lead a specific practical ministry in the church. Just one Greek word is used for this office: diakonos. It’s a very basic word for a servant, an...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Feb 25, 2021 | The Beacon, Thoughts
Those of us who grew up with old-fashioned ideas about sexual behavior and misbehavior often feel like we have fallen down Alice’s rabbit hole. What was widely considered immoral when we were younger is now often considered perfectly acceptable. What is more – and...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Dec 22, 2020 | The Beacon, Thoughts
In 1993, Bill Murray starred in a cute little movie called Groundhog Day. The premise of the movie was simple, and hilarious: a newscaster wakes up every morning to find out that he’s living Groundhog Day, February 2, all over again, which means that he can... by Christopher Gudmundsson | Oct 28, 2020 | The Beacon, Thoughts
This has been a year unlike any that we’ve ever seen. A tiny half-alive machine with a diabolical ability to profoundly damage the blood and lungs of a human being has swept across the world and changed our society in profound ways. Most of those changes have...
