Posts by Scott Roberts (Page 5)

Corporate Responsibility for Social Problems

I was doing some research today regarding a classical issue that has come to my attention when I stumbled upon an Schaver’s The Polity of the Churches. First published in 1937, my copy was from 1947.  It is a kind of church order commentary, if you will from its day.  The chapter that caught my attention was entitled “Social Problems”.  Let me excerpt a small sections from the opening paragraph for your reflection: When Social Problems Ecclesiastical:  It is declared…

Pastoral Reflections on the First Presidential Debate of 2020

On Tuesday Night, I sat with my family and watched the first presidential debate of the election season.  And yes, we watched the entire thing, from beginning to end.  Now, you may be thinking, “Why would you subject yourself and your family to that?”  The short answer is “Because it is a civic responsibility.”  Each of us lives in a democratic republic and that means we, the people, have been entrusted with a great responsibility to learn about the candidates,…

Dr. Scott Swain on Streaming the Lord’s Supper

Though I disagree with his short answer that the Lord’s Supper should not be streamed, I do however believe that Dr. Swain brings up a number of worthy things that we can and should consider.  My reasons for disagreeing are differences in perspective on what it means to be the gathered body.  I believe that God’s people are gathered during this Covid-19 reality even when they are not in the same physical space.  For many of our people, their health…

Abortion Laws, Funding etc by State

For those wanting to understand what abortion legislation looks like across the country, this is a great site that pictorially represents 4 areas related to Abortion: Born Alive Protections, Late tErm abortions, Fetal Dignity and Defunding Tax payer supported Abortion Providers   https://frc.org/prolifemaps