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Questions about Mega Churches
I’ve always been skeptical of mega churches. It was built into me growing up: the idea that things get unwieldy when they get too big, that the head can no longer know what the whole body is doing. Without really … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Elders, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Mega Churches, Pastors, Religion, Responsibility, Scripture, Theology
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Marriage, Children, Love, and Responsibility
I’ve always been interested in the nature of responsibility, and in what makes a man or a woman finally pick up its mantle and seriously begin the journey toward true manhood or womanhood. I think for a lot of people, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Fathers, Marriage, Mothers
Tagged Birth, Children, Daughters, Depression, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Home, Life in general, Love, Obedience, Postpartum Depression, Pregnancy, Religion, Responsibility, Scripture, Selfishness, Sin, Sons
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Man + Woman = Good!
As a man and a husband and a father, a lot of the topics on this blog tend to center around the home. As such, from time to time, I will have things to say about marriage and about children. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Fathers, Marriage, Mothers
Tagged Birth, Children, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Home, Life in general, Love, Obedience, Pregnancy, Scripture, Sin
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America, Evangelism, and the State of the Church
Kevin Bauder of Central Baptist Theological Seminary has sounded off on the state of the American church and the sore need for the re-evangelization of America. Here’s an excerpt: I have some reason to know. In 1990, I moved my … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Evangelism, Faith, God, Jehovah, Obedience, Religion, Salvation, Scripture, Theology, Witnessing
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Reformed?
From a recent conversation with a Reformed friend: When people would ask me what sort of church I went to or what sort of religion I was and I would say, “Oh, I’m Reformed”, they would smile and then frown … Continue reading
Books for Boys and Girls
Diary of an Early American Boy Any boy (or girl) interested in post-colonial American life will love this book. Based on accounts from a diary kept for the year 1805, the book follows the diary’s author, Noah Blake and records … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Books, Children, Fiction, History, Life in general, Writing
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Antinomianism
Over at Greensboro NC Christian Joel Gillespie has written a couple of interesting posts on Antinomianism[1][2]. Do yourself a favor and check them out, then do me a favor and come back here and leave a comment about it. Just … Continue reading
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Tagged Antinomiansism, Church, God, Heresy, Holy Scripture, Obedience, Postmodernism, Religion, Salvation, Scripture, Sin, Theology
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The Quality and Expression of Love
Over at Bittersweet Life, my friend Ariel has pointed us all to an article (on the Touchstone magazine blog) that dares to compare modern American pop culture lyrics on love to stuff written by dead people (they probably couldn’t even … Continue reading
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Tagged Decay, Fiction, Love, Poetry, Pop Culture, Postmodernism, Religion, Writing
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The Modern Church, Cargo Cults, etc.
Has the modern American church become a Cargo Cult? If necessary, read up on it, and then tell me what you think. I’ll chime in later.
Sheltering Children: Faith, Virtue, and Knowledge
Parents are always talking about how to protect their children without sheltering them. Invariably, in these conversations, the word “sheltered” is used as if being sheltered is a bad thing. I presume that most of the people who makes these … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Daughters, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Home, Knowledge, Life in general, Religion, Scripture, Sheltering, Sin, Sons, Virtue
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