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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.
Tag Archives: teaching
Enjoying School Isn’t a Good Aim
Douglas Wilson wrote a banger on education where he persuasively shows that a student enjoying themselves now is a bad goal: We tend to evaluate educational progress by the wrong criteria. Instead of evaluating the work to be done, and … Continue reading
A Crucial Word for Christian Teachers & Educational Institutions
In the following quote, Carl Trueman, with pinpoint precision, diagnoses the mindset of today’s students and nails how Christian educators (Trueman speaks specifically of college educators, but it applies to any kind of Christian educator) must respond. Christian colleges cannot … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
Ashley Madison & Who You Are Online. “One of the great deceptions of the Internet is that it allows us to think there are two parts to us, the part who exists in real time and space, and the part … Continue reading
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Can You Say, “Imitate Me”?
D.A. Carson asks, ““Do you ever say to a young Christian, ‘Do you want to know what Christianity is like? Watch me!’ If you never do, you are unbiblical.” Unbiblical? How so? Well, because Paul gives us many examples of … Continue reading
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Tagged church, discipleship, growth, mentor, pastoral ministry, pastors, Sanctification, teaching, youth
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Doctrine, No Christianity Without It
Doctrine (noun) – teaching. I have met a lot of Christians who have a distaste for the word doctrine. There are various reasons for this. For some, upon hearing the word doctrine, they are reminded of the stodgy, cold hearted, traditionalism … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, church, discipleship, doctrine, knowledge, obedience, preaching, salvation, Sanctification, scripture, sound doctrine, teaching, truth
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