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I am a Christian, husband, father, church member, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
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A Quick Way to Know If You Worship Idols
Idolatry is the root of all sin. Essentially, all of our sin is deciding to trust, love, and obey something else instead of God. As I have said before, our disobedience to God is actually obedience to something else. So … Continue reading
When An “A-” is an “F”
This past Sunday, one of the pastors at our church preached a powerful and encouraging sermon from John 1:35-51 about following Christ. As I listened, I was reminded about how radically different following Jesus is compared to other things we … Continue reading
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Tagged discipleship, faith, follower, jd greear, jesus, repentance
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My Kind of Seeker Sensitivity
If this is what people meant by being a seeker sensitive church, then I’d be all in. Paul Washer: Our churches have plenty of strategies for becoming more seeker friendly, but we ought to realize this: there is only one … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church service, paul washer, seeker sensitive
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The Saturday Post(s)
8 Responses to Friendly Fire. Intended for pastors specifically, but easily applicable to everyone who knows the hurt of being attacked by friends. “No New Testament pastor had his character assaulted and sabotaged more than Paul. Time after time, those … Continue reading
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Tagged church, heaven, heavenly tourism, hell, idolatry, iphone, judgment, laziness, manhood, sloth, technology, womanhood, worship, wrath
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Love the Church More Than It’s Health
Oh man, this is so good and so needed by so many; including myself. Jonathan Leeman: This one goes out to the doctrine guys. The guys with ecclesiological opinions. The pastors and elders who think the Bible addresses the practices … Continue reading
Why Does God Demand a Payment for Sin?
“For the wages of sin is death…” Romans 6:23 Have you ever asked yourself, “Why are the wages of sin death?” Why does God have to pay us back for our sins? Why can’t He simply forgive and forget? Jonathan … Continue reading
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Tagged glory, god's glory, hell, jonathan leeman, judgment, punishment, sin
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The Saturday Post(s)
Does Mathematics Point to God? William Lane Craig interacts with atheist/agnostic philosopher Daniel Came on whether the remarkable ability of maths to describe the universe we live in is evidence for a transcendent designer. Also, check out Albert Mohler’s discussion … Continue reading
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Tagged albert mohler, apologetics, bible, bible reading plan, books, church service, friend, friendship, marriage, sports, textual criticism, theology, william lane criag
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Eight Words That Will Change the Shape of Your Christianity
“Love each other as I have loved you.“ John 15:12 In this passage, and in John’s writing in general, one another is specifically applied to our brothers and sisters in Christ. Not that we shouldn’t love our non-believing friends, family, … Continue reading
Why I Am Taking Seven Weeks to Teach Middle Schoolers About the Trinity
Starting this Wednesday night, our middle school ministry will be starting a series focusing on the Biblical teaching about God as Trinity. In hearing about this endeavor, lots of folks say things like, “Are you joking? Middle Schoolers and the … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
Ten Practical Ways to Control Spending & Wisely Manage Money. As 2015 begins and folks are open to rethinking things, I thought this was timely. His conclusion is worth repeating: “It’s not how much money we make, but how we … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, application, bible, budget, conversion, discipleship, gospel, homosexuality, introvert, money, salvation, textual criticism, transgender
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