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Lessons for the Journey is the

teaching ministry of Dr. David

Clifton. His philosophy of ministry

is guided by the conviction that

Scripture is inspired, inerrant and

authoritative. His teaching is

based on the premise that the

events of Scripture did not

happen in a vacuum, nor did they

happen in a 21st century Western

culture.

To truly understand Scripture, one

must at least attempt to enter

the culture and observe the stage

upon which the events of

Scripture occurred.

Pastor David's style is what he

terms “teaching between the

lines.” The vast majority of the

stories told in the Bible are not

mythical or rhetorical. They

occurred to actual people, living

in a particular place, at a certain

time in history. When we neglect

to provide for these facts, we fail

to understand the people who

received the original message and

parts of the message itself.

Entering the events on the page

and imagining what happened

that is not recorded is helpful in

understanding the culture and

message of the Bible, and serves

to make practical application of

the Bible's teachings for our every

day lives.

   The primary reason for this ministry is to provide conservative Biblical teaching. However, from time to time there are issues that arise in the Christian community that provide opportunities for lessons, teachable moments as we travel on our journey of faith.
   Now I am under no delusion that I have any tremendous following. I pastor a small church, and have less views on the corresponding YouTube channel than most other content. However, I do have a responsibility to act within the sphere of influence I have been given. With that in mind, I offer the following commentary regarding the recent upheaval within conservative Christian circles over Alistair Begg's advice to one of his members.
   If you are unfamiliar with the circumstances simply do a search on YouTube and you will find more than you ever wanted to know. His advice to one of his members was that this individual should attend the same sex marriage of one of her family members. I phrase it as such because in most cases, especially those that oppose this view... (article continued here)

We are each on a journey, making our way as best we can. Too many times we try to make it on our own. Here you will find, "lessons for the journey of faith, and the journey of life."

You can view the latest Lesson here

To contact the ministry email:
mail@lessonsforthejourney.org