In addition to being thankful for my family, I am also thankful for:
The marvel of our existence (Psalm 139:13-16)
The grace and goodness of God (Psalm 106.1)
Our salvation (2 Cor. 9:15; 2 Thess. 2:13)
Our deliverance from sin (Rom. 7:14-25)
Our victor over death (1 Cor. 15:57)
Our inheritance in Christ (Col. 1:12)
The sovereignty of God in our lives [...]
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Back in April of 2006 I attended the Together For The Gospel Conference, and in the attendee bag they handed out a little booklet called “An Approach to the Extended Memorization of Scripture – by, Dr. Andrew Davis.”
I read this short little booklet and it was a very effective and neat approach to memorizing large [...]
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I am spending the weekend at this conference. Phil Johnson, James White, and Andy Davis are really a blessing to the Christian church!
PHIL JOHNSON
▪Can Truth Survive in a Postmodern Society?
▪Truth and the Emerging Church
▪Constrained into Conflict: Why We Must Fight for the Faith
JAMES WHITE
▪The Devastating Consequences of Contemporary Preaching
▪The Cross & Islam
▪How to Survive [...]
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I’m currently reading Bob Kauflin’s new book called “Worship Matters.” As a Christian and a musician I particularly appreciated the following excerpt:
“But sometimes an individual’s popularity shows us the effects of indwelling sin and how in these last days people with “itching ears” will flock to leaders to “suit their own passions” (2 Timothy 4:3). [...]
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There’s a whole lot of peace going on here!
From FRC.com:
Not everyone was as jubilant about the gains for marriage as FRC and our supporters. This morning, FOX News posted photo after photo of the anti-family rioting in Los Angeles (where a majority of voters actually voted “yes” on Proposition 8), Hollywood, Santa Monica, and San [...]
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As we get ready for Election Tuesday, Emily Baker gives us something to think about in her article on Abortion.
Abortion: Truth and Consequences
HT: Competent Counseling
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Mike Wilder wrote this article in our local paper this morning. It is an interesting read regarding the diversity of views among voting church members.
As I read the article, I was reminded of J. Gresham Machen’s famous comments that orthodoxy and liberalism are not two variants of Christianity, but two different religions. (See his book [...]
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