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Can your parenting reflect Christian Eschatology?
Dr. Russell Moore shows how proper parenting shows our children, and others, a picture of God’s future judgement and kingdom. Read his post here.
Here is an excerpt where he explains how proper punishment of our children reflects God’s punishment for sin:
A parent disciplining a child, for instance, communicates to the child the discipline and judgment of God [...]
The Old Heresies look like the New Ones
Al Mohler has some very interesting reflections after visiting the site where Ralph Waldo Emerson gave a speech to aspiring ministers at Harvard University in 1838 calling them to reject teaching the Bible, but to rather focus on teaching their own intuition and religious sentiments. Read the article here.
Mohler rightly points out that these ideas [...]
Is the Younger Schuller out for Preaching the Bible?
If you don’t know, Robert A. Schuller (son) has been removed as the host of the television show the “Hour of Power” by his father and founder of the show Robert H. Schuller.
You may or may not know that Robert H. Schuller (father) has based his “ministry” on rejecting true biblical teaching for a doctrine [...]
Sin is Illogical
Have you ever thought about sin having a logical component to it? Think about it. What sense does it make to disobey the Almighty God? Why would you do anything to anger the God who spoke all of creation into existence? When you think about power of God along with our finitude it is clear [...]
Full StoryIs the Bible on your Reading List?
One thing I learned very quickly about seminary is that there is lots and lots of required reading. It is interesting because before I began seminary I was not much of a reader, but now I find myself going over and above the required reading because I come across books and topics that I want [...]
Full StoryBe Sure to Check The Message
In one my current classes I was required to memorize some verses that are pertinent to the material in the class. One such passage is Matthew 18:15-17. We were required to memorize it in the ESV, and it reads in that version like this:
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, [...]
When is the Holy Spirit working?
Have you ever noticed that when people give the Holy Spirit credit for teaching something or moving them in a certain direction that it is always “in the moment?” For example, I often hear about people who are preaching that move from a planned teaching to something else because the “Spirit took them in a different [...]
Full StoryWhat is God’s design for eating?
Have you ever wondered why God designed us to have to eat? Obviously, God could have designed us to function in any way, but for some reason he chose to create us so that we have to eat. Below is an exerpt from my recent gluttony paper where I briefly explore what God’s design for food was all [...]
Full StoryGetting rid of fear.
I have been reading Spiritual Depression by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Link here. In the book, Jones takes on the problem of depression for Christians. Essentially, the book is a recreation of a series of sermons that he delivered on the subject. There are 21 chapters so I think that equals 21 consecutive sermons. How is that [...]
Full StoryAre you driving today? Are you speeding?
First off, I want to apologize to my faithful reader(s) for not posting an Idolatry Thursday yesterday. I was a little preoccupied working on my gluttony paper, but do not fear because I. T. will be back next week with some discussion on gluttony. I may even throw in a post next week about what [...]
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