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Christians and Science
There is a lot of talk today about the difference between science and religion, about the gulf between the Christian and the scientist, the chasm that separates faith from fact. There is a tone to the rhetoric that suggests that … Continue reading
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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Protecting your family
There are certain Bible verses that stay in the forefront of my thoughts. They are typically verses with strong imagery, with straightforward application, the sort of verse that you can see in action around you practically anywhere you look. I … Continue reading
Posted in Fathers, Mothers
Tagged Children, Daughters, Death, God, Holy Scripture, Knowledge, Life in general, Responsibility, Sheltering, Sin, Sons
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Al Mohler, Ann Coulter, John Edwards, and the word “faggot”
Apparently Ann Coulter recently called John Edwards a faggot and Al Mohler has written a piece distancing himself from her actions. And while I agree with Mohler in general, here’s where I start to lose the thread of his argument: … Continue reading
Tagged Faith, God, Language, Obedience, Pop Culture, Postmodernism, Responsibility, Theology
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The First Type of Evangelism, part III
In the part one of this ongoing series, we talked about the Shema Yisrael and its connection to what Jesus Christ calls the first and greatest commandment. In part two, we discussed evangelism in general and the dangers of over-simplifying … Continue reading
The First Type of Evangelism, part II
In my first post in this series, I discussed the Shema Yisrael and its connection to what Jesus Christ calls the first and greatest commandment. In this post, I want to backtrack a little bit and talk about evangelism in … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Decay, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Obedience, Responsibility, Salvation, Scripture, Selfishness, Sin, Theology, Witnessing
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A Sermon for Sunday: Closing the Generation Gap
If you have never heard Voddie Baucham preach, you are missing out on one of the truly great experiences of the 21st century. If you have heard him preach, but you have never heard his message, Closing the Generation Gap, … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Decay, Discipleship, Elders, God, Jehovah, Life in general, Pastors, Postmodernism, Responsibility, Scripture, Selfishness, Sermons, Theology, Witnessing
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Worshipping Youth
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, and though I don’t have time to go into depth, I would like to throw out a thought. Let me start with a couple of assertions: Christian American culture worships youth … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Church, Discipleship, Elders, Faith, God, Holy Scripture, Home, Responsibility, Scripture, Theology
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The Extraordinary Value of Women
Over at Challies.com, Tim has started a series on what Scripture has to say about the value and status of women. And you should head on over and read it, because he makes some pretty significant claims. For example: I … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy Scripture, Home, Life in general, Responsibility, Scripture, Theology, Virtue, Women
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Why is that man smiling: Reason, Insanity and Pleasure
About ten years ago, on one of the first nights of my EMT/Paramedic clinicals, we had a mental patient in the ER for a few hours. He was a little fidgety man that smiled a lot, muttered under his breath … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Decay, Despair, Home, Insanity, Life in general, Responsibility, Sin, Writing
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