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Turning Our Nation Around
Children die because of their father’s decisions. Do you believe that? Lately that phrase keeps popping into my head, pushing out every other thought, until all I can do is stop whatever it is I’m doing and pray for my … Continue reading
The Order of Heavenly Memorials
Go look at Exodus 12 if you have not read it in a while. The first 28 verses detail the instructions concerning the practice of the Passover meal. The scope of the instructions is broad enough to reach to all … Continue reading
Tagged God, History, Jesus, The Lords Supper
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Soulwinning, Methodology, and Going in unto Hagar
Abraham had a problem. God had made a promise to him, and to the best of Abraham’s understanding, God had not delivered. Plus, the way things looked, God was not planning on delivering any time soon. And it was starting … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Evangelism, Faith, God, History, Holy Scripture, Jehovah, Obedience, Responsibility, Salvation, Scripture, Sin, Theology, Witnessing
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Are You a Man of Athens?
Read this and then anwer: (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) (Acts 17:21) Sounds like the blogosphere. Sounds like youth culture. … Continue reading
Tagged Church, God, History, News, Postmodernism
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New Book on the Way: The Expository Genius of John Calvin
Yesterday, after hearing about it at Challies.com, I ordered The Expository Genius of John Calvin a book by Steven Lawson in his A Long Line of Godly Men series. Calvin is one of those people who have been much maligned … Continue reading
The Dangers of Professional Clergy and Institutionalism
Over at the GeoffRe(y)port, there is an interesting post on the unintended consequences of professional clergy. As I understand it, the problem is not so much with the elder(s) being supported by the church, as it is with what happens … Continue reading
Faith and Works
Over at A Servant’s Thoughts, Frank Ritchie has a solid post about modern evangelism’s limp wristed approach to salvation. Do yourself a favor and go give it a read. Then come back here and let me know whether or not … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Decay, Evangelism, Faith, God, Hell, History, Holy Scripture, Obedience, Reformed, Religion, Scripture, Sin, Theology
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The First Type of Evangelism
Our church’s verse for the year is “He that winneth souls is wise”, and while I have no problem with Scripture or focusing on winning souls, I’m a little underwhelmed with the modern concept of “soul winning”. And no, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Daughters, Evangelism, Faith, God, History, Holy Scripture, Home, Jehovah, Life in general, Love, Obedience, Postmodernism, Religion, Responsibility, Salvation, Scripture, Sons, Theology
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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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