Hi Scot,<\/em><\/p>\n You are busy, so I will keep it short. I grew up with a denomination where the use of alcohol is frowned upon. It is not allowed for students at the denominational college (my alma mater) or for pastors.<\/em><\/p>\n I am now exposed to a world where there is a broad range of opinions on the issue of the use of alcohol. I recently moved to go to seminary and now I am surrounded by people who drink, and professors who openly talk of their favorite ales. A close friend and my younger sister (who will turn 21 this month) have both come to me for advice. I told them both my initial thoughts, and suggested we look at the Scripture and other resources together on the issue.<\/em><\/p>\n I have come across a couple books that I may use, but wondered if you know of any resources on the topic. I value your opinion not only because I respect your work and your blog, but also because I know you come from a conservative background (from One.Life) which means you have inevitably had to deal with the issue. I appreciate any direction you can give me.<\/em><\/p>\n Peace\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n I will post my response later today\u2026 what is your wisdom?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi Scot, You are busy, so I will keep it short. I grew up with a denomination where the use of alcohol is frowned upon. It is not allowed for students at the denominational college (my alma mater) or for pastors. I am now exposed to a world where there is a broad range of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n