Author: R. Dwain Minor
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Some Thoughts As We Ponder Teaching Children The Ways Of God
There are many days where the last thing we want to do is spend time teaching our children. Being a parent is taxing. It can take a toll on a person. But just allowing our children to be taught on Sunday is not enough.
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An Increasingly Asked Question: Do You Believe Recreational Marijuana Usage To Be A Sin?
Since I have moved back to North Arkansas there is a question that I am asked quite regularly. The question is, “Do you believe smoking marijuana is a sin?” In fact, I am writing this post due to the students in our student ministry asking this very question. This post is the answer that I…
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A Tuesday Review: Bloodlines by John Piper
Here is my opinion about this book. If you are serious about true Christian unity across the lines of race then you will be tremendously helped by reading this book. And, I have good news for you. The author has made it available to read for free. It is a PDF download. Just click on…
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A Cloud With No Rain – Luther’s Take On A Wrong View Of The Law
The problem with the Law is that it seems to overpromise. As Luther says here, it “promises rain but gives none”. We will oftentimes get in the mindset of working as hard as we can to earn God’s favor by keeping the Law as best we can. We forget that we can’t keep God’s Law…
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The Perfume and the Cesspit: Is There A Difference In The Suffering of the Righteous and the Wicked?
what matters is the nature of the sufferer, not the nature of the sufferings. Stir a cesspit, and a foul stench arises; stir a perfume, and a delightful fragrance ascends. But the movement is identical.
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Some Things That Terrorists Reminded Me
Praise God for the bravery of those believers! Praise God for the example of godly courage in the midst of persecution that they have put forward! There is no way that I hope for the death of believers and this is a terribly sad occasion, but praise God for their bravery in the midst of…
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Will You Be For War Or Peace?
The longer I live the more I realize that there are many people who are people for war. They constantly look for controversy and if there’s none to be had will start it themselves. And, if you’re anything like me, you can be pulled into anger and hostility by such people.
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A Tuesday Review: Three Treatises by Martin Luther
There aren’t a lot of people out there willing to read these three treatises by Martin Luther, but I find that to be a shame. Works like these transformed our culture into what it is today. These works have done just that and have a second component to them. At times they can greatly stir…
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Preparing For The Worst And Hoping And Praying For The Best: My Attitude Toward Current Government Policies
If there’s one single issue out there that is spearheading the destruction of religious liberties it is the issue of homosexuality.
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What You Think Of People Will Affect How You Raise Your Children?
If I am honest, I have to say that sometimes I do not discipline my children as I should. I am guessing that I am not alone in this either.
