Moving Past Roe

July 29, 2022
Peter Nelson
In June the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that made abortion on demand the law of the nation. I can’t count how many times over the last 49 years I’ve prayed and written and spoken out in favor of the pro-life cause.  From Scripture it’s plain that human pregnancy involves God’s creative handiwork (Psalm 139:13-16), and thus abortion amounts to taking one’s stand in opposition to God! Over the years I’ve repeated the question that’s so often dodged by abortion advocates, namely:  What is the evidence that ...

You’re the Host

July 01, 2022
Peter Nelson
If Goshen is your church, let me speak with you for a moment.  It’s important to pause and think about the mindset we all need to have when we come together on Sundays. I draw attention to this because it’s oh-so-easy to get it wrong.  The temptations luring us away from the outlook God wants us to have are powerful.  Put it this way:  if we don’t deliberately adopt the necessary mindset, we’ll invariably and swiftly fall into a contrary way of thinking, to the detriment of all. So what is this mindset to be adopted by every Goshen member ...