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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
Posted in Christianity, Fathers, Mothers
Tagged Children, Daughters, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Home, Knowledge, Life in general, Religion, Scripture, Sheltering, Sin, Sons, Virtue
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Taking Issue with C. S. Lewis
I’m treading on dangerous ground here, but I think C. S. Lewis has something wrong. In The Weight of Glory we come across this passage, which also appears as an excerpt in the Wikipedia deinition of Sehnsucht. In speaking of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged C. S. Lewis, Death, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Inspiration, Language, Obedience, Religion, Salvation, Scripture, Theology, Witnessing, Writing
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The Equation of Love
Continuing on in the theme of love, here’s a challenge. Write down your simplest definition of love. Then read John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Marriage
Tagged Holy Scripture, Language, Life in general, Love, Religion, Scripture, Sin
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Musings on Love
What is love? It’s the question I’m asking you and myself. Is love a feeling? A committment? Is love an action? What scripture defines love, both explicitly and implicitly? My thoughts are that love is expressed through the proper fulfillment … Continue reading
On Simplicity and Scripture: Struggling with the Word
One thing I’ve noticed over the years of being involved and associated with different ministries and programs is this: we seem to crave simplicity. Not that I have a problem with simplicity, it’s just that, in certain contexts, it becomes … Continue reading
Testimonials vs Scriptural Arguments
Testimonials vs Scriptural Arguments Over at Scot McKnight’s blog, there is an article by Stan Gundry. In it, he makes some interesting statements Arguments in which both sides launch aggressive offenses and structure fortress-like defenses can be unnecessarily adversarial. I … Continue reading
A Three Ghost Night
He is asleep when I find him. A tiny man in a giant bed, pillows tossed around the room. His face, normally full of life and color, is pale white, the skin of a dead man. It takes nothing to … Continue reading
Tagged Dickens, Fiction, Holy Scripture, Religion
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Sodomy in the Church
Marriage is not about you. This life is not about you. Consider: Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Fathers, Marriage, Mothers
Tagged Church, Evangelism, God, Holy Scripture, Home, Jehovah, Religion, Scripture, Sin, Theology, Witnessing
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