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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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The Most Important Word in the Universe
Some years ago, in a faculty devotional at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Dr. Murray Harris proposed this line of thinking: What is the most important Book in the universe? The Bible. Which book within the Bible is the most important? … Continue reading
Four Bitter Pills Healthy Churches Need to Swallow
Came across a fantastic piece over at The Cripplegate about four unpleasant things that make churches healthy. We need to realize is that some unpleasantness inherent to a healthy local church is NOT an imperfection, but a necessary attribute of faithfulness. … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church discipline, church membership, local church
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The Saturday Post(s)
Start Preparing to Defend Marriage Within the Church. “Now that people like Matthew Vines are setting out to persuade Christians that God does not oppose same-sex marriage, it’s more important than ever that we think about how marriage fits into the … Continue reading
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Tagged father, fatherhood, gay, gay wedding, homosexuality, love, obedience, transgender
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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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