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Turning Our Nation Around II: The War at Home
If a man would change the world, let him begin with something that is right before his eyes, let him lead his home. My church hosted a father/son retreat this weekend, and I was fortunate enough to attend several of … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Life in general, Sons, Theology
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Analogous Grace: Why God chooses to bless certain things
In my last article on grace, I wrote about Prescriptive Grace and the way that grace is always applied specifically according to God’s desires. In this post, I want to talk about grace in a slightly different way, but first … Continue reading
Worshipping Youth, part II
This weekend I saw a commercial for Disneyworld vacations. It was brilliant. It began with a father and a son sitting side by side atop a giant waterslide. They look at each other, they grin competitively, and then they slide … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Daughters, Discipleship, Faith, Life in general, Obedience, Responsibility, Sons, The Unlived Life
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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
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Tagged Children, Daughters, Death, God, Holy Scripture, Knowledge, Life in general, Responsibility, Sheltering, Sin, Sons
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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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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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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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Obedience and Faith Like a Child
This line of speculation started a while back when a friend posted a Quick Faith Quiz on his blog, wherein he asked: When Jesus talks about “faith like a child,” what does he have in mind? Is “child-like faith” different … Continue reading
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Tagged Childlike Faith, Faith, Life in general, Obedience, Religion, Scripture, Sin, Sons, Theology
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Skepticism, Bias, and Faith
A friend of mine ranted eloquently about skepticism and the inescapable nature of bias, and it got me to thinking about faith. While skepticism is a good starting point for coming to truth, it must ultimately give way to faith. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bias, Faith, God, Jehovah, Religion, Scripture, Skepticism, Sons, Theology
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Questions About Faith and Obedience
Over at Bittersweet Life, Ariel is conducting a little quiz on faith. I have a few questions of my own. Consider this story: A man calls his son and says to him: Son, I am getting old and I will … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Home, Life in general, Obedience, Religion, Sons, Theology
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