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Your Marriage Needs the Local Church
This year I have the immense privilege of officiating the wedding ceremony of four couples (I already did one in January, congrats again Charlie & Kalli!). One unique thing about these four weddings is that they all contain former students … Continue reading
5 Points on Helping Youth Think Through Transgenderism
Leaning on the recent statement from the American College of Pediatricians, Sean Nolan offers up some wisdom on how to teach our youth about Biblical sexuality in a world that is increasingly hostile to it and those who promote it. … Continue reading
Suspending Judgment
Imagine you’re in the grocery store and an unkempt woman with ungroomed hair, sloppy dress, and neglected hygiene stands behind you. Her smell reaches your nostrils and her appearance makes you cringe. What would go through your head? What do … Continue reading
Preaching By Laughter
Helmut Thielicke: Fellowship with (God the Father) bestows joy…it grants power to sing out with that liberated and defiant laughter… If I am in league with the Conqueror, shouldn’t there be something of the humor of the Christian man in … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
The Theology of Donald Trump. Michael Horton sheds needed light: “Trump reveals, in short, that for many evangelicals, the word evangelical means something that many increasingly do not recognize as properly Christian, much less evangelical. Then again, if the working … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
How to Deal with Skeptical Students Without Being a Jerk. There is some good wisdom here that can be applied across the board in dealing with people who may disagree with you. “As a professor, you don’t have to change the … Continue reading
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One, Necessary Duty
What is the most important duty for those who desire to love God and others well? Christine Hoover answers: At Christmas, I make caramelized popcorn as a gift for friends and neighbors. In order to perfect the caramel coating, the … Continue reading
School Yard Politics
I am not one for politics; let alone talking about them; even less writing about them. However, as Ecclesiastes has taught us, there is a time for everything. Don’t get your hopes up too high, this won’t be anything of … Continue reading
The Chief Rule of the Christian Life
St. Augustine: When a certain rhetorician was asked what was the chief rule in eloquence, he replied, ‘Delivery’; what was the second rule, ‘Delivery’; what was the third rule, ‘Delivery.’ So if you ask me concerning the precepts of the … Continue reading
