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Questions & Ethics: Should a Christian photographer take racy photos for married couples?

Russell Moore counsels a pastor who found out a member of his church takes racy photographs for married couples, and talks about the danger of cultivating lust and violating the intimacy of the marital union.

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Questions & Ethics: What can churches do to increase ethnic diversity in their congregations?

Dr. Russell Moore cautions church leaders against a “ministry to the minority” mindset when it comes to creating diversity in their churches. 

 

 

 

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Questions & Ethics: How should a Christian counsel a friend who has unwittingly become addicted to prescription drugs?

 

Legitimate pain-killing medications can often be a gateway to a lifelong addiction to narcotics. Dr. Russell Moore discusses the spiritual implications of drug addiction and what repentance looks like in this situation.

 

 

 

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Russell Moore shares from his own experiences in youth ministry. He urges youth pastors to trust the entire gospel and not fear irrelevancy by doing so.

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Questions & Ethics: How will the Supreme Court’s decision on the Hobby Lobby case affect us?

Russell Moore discusses Hobby Lobby’s Supreme Court case and how the decision could affect us.

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Questions & Ethics: Is medical marijuana ok for Christians?

In this episode of Questions & Ethics, Russell Moore discusses his thoughts on the legalization of marijuana. What should Christians think about the legal use of marijuana? What about medical marijuana?

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The Cross and Jukebox – “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw

Russell Moore discusses Tim McGraw’s song “Live Like You Were Dying,” and the difference between living as if your days are numbered vs. the “bucket list” mentality.

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Questions & Ethics – How should your church approach Sanctity of Human Life Sunday?

“The entire canon of Scripture throbs with God’s commitment to the fatherless and to the widows, his wrath at the shedding of innocent blood. Just as every Lord’s Day should be Easter, with the proclamation of the Resurrection of Jesus, and Christmas, with the announcement of the Incarnation, so every Lord’s Day should highlight the worth and dignity of human life. I pray that my grandchildren and great-grandchildren will grow up in an age when abortion is not just illegal but unthinkable.”

As you and your church prepare for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday on January 19, we hope that you find this podcast helpful. You can also download a free bulletin insert here.

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Questions & Ethics – When dating, how much should a Christian know about a future spouse’s sexual history?

“Questions & Ethics,” a new podcast answering listener-generated questions related to culture and ethics, will launch today on erlc.com, the official website of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and here on Moore to the Point.

Dr. Moore will host the podcast and answer questions on issues such as marriage, pornography, immigration and pop culture.

“This program is devoted to interacting with you about questions related to ethics and what it means to follow Christ in today’s culture,” Dr. Moore said. “It will address questions such as, ‘How do we live as Christians in our workplaces, in our families, around our dinner table?’”

In this episode, he discusses the importance of knowing your spouse’s sexual history and when it’s the right time to ask.

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Unplugging for Awhile

As 2014 begins, I’m going to take a little while away with my family, to plan out a game plan for the new year and to rest up after a non-stop blur of activity that whirred on from my election as president until now, not to mention navigating this new life of living in two cities at once. I’ll be unplugging totally during that time, from email and from various social media.

I plan to connect with my family rather than with Congress, listen to Jimmy Buffett rather than C-SPAN, and read my Bible and not also Supreme Court briefs for a few days.

But, when I get back, there is a lot happening, especially in terms of what we’ll be doing here. And there’s a new audio program coming that I’m really excited about. On top of that, there are lots of new ERLC initiatives to help equip churches and families for what the kingdom of God will be up to (and up against) in 2014.

As Mr. Rogers would say, “I’ll have things I’ll want to talk about; you will too.”

Thank you for reading and interacting with me here and elsewhere. I can’t adequately express how grateful I am for the support and prayer I’ve had from all of you. Some of you are part of my Baptist tribe, and some of you aren’t. Some of you aren’t even yet believers in Jesus, but so many of you have shown such kindness. I count that as a grace from God.

See you in a bit.

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