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I am a Christian, husband, father, pastor, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
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Brave New World vs. 1984 (Love God with Your Mind)
This isn’t a usual post, but I have found it helpful in thinking about the world I live in, so I offer it to you as well. I hope we continue to see that our greatest threats are often within ourselves. In … Continue reading
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Tagged aldous huxley, education, george orwell, pleasure, thinking
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Formed by 10,000 Little Moments
Often times when I watch a movie or TV show I see scenes where the main character is thrown into a terribly dramatic and climatic situation where he is forced to make a major decision. As a viewer, I quickly realize … Continue reading
Do You Podcast?
The Interweb offers lots of things that can do great good or great harm to your soul. Among the good things, there is the Podcast. A Podcast is, for those who may not be up with the techie lingo, an audio … Continue reading
Weeds in Your Soul?
The Apostle Paul: Put to death…what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must … Continue reading
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Tagged christian living, growth, john owen, mortification, Sanctification
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Robbery Turned to Worship
There is much to reflect upon in this short little story. When Matthew Henry was returning home from his catechism exercise on Tuesday, March 3, 1713, robbers caught him about half a mile from Hackney. They took ten or eleven … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
Give Them Bread. What if obeying Jesus greatly hurts our relationships with those we love? “Pledging our hearts to heaven, we will not look back to Egypt or Sodom, trusting that true mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters are those who follow Jesus … Continue reading
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Tagged augustine, cross, homosexuality, jared wilson, love, pastor, prayer, rebel, sin, tim keller
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God is Unchanging…So What?
Many have learnd the Biblical truth of God’s unchanging nature. Moses calls God the Rock (Deuteronomy 32:4) and the Apostle James (the brother of Jesus) calls God, “the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change” (James 1:17). This … Continue reading
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Tagged character of god, christian life, christian living, comfort, faithfulness, grace, immutability, judgment, promise, theology
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Questions to Ask & Not Ask When Joining a Church
As a Christian, church membership is not an option, but a glorious, joy-filled gift. Even more, it is the new reality we have in Christ. Through Jesus, we have become members of His body (1 Corinthians 12:13) and that spiritual … Continue reading
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Tagged brian croft, church, church membership, church service, local church
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Don’t Despise a Small Ministry
In an interview, Pastor Mark Dever was asked this question: “What single bit of counsel has made the most significant difference in your (pastoral) leadership?” His answer has provided me with one of the most needed and sobering truths I have … Continue reading
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Tagged church, game changer, mark dever, ministry, pastor, pastoral ministry
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When Believing in God Doesn’t Matter
“I believe in God!” Ever hear that? I do. A lot. Now, there isn’t anything wrong with that statement. In fact, there is a lot right with that statement. But the statement – I believe in God – is only … Continue reading
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Tagged apostles creed, atheism, belief, bible, faith, god, jesus, ji packer, paganism, revelation, unbelief
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A Pilgrim's Friend 