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I Am Thankful For Salvation
One summer day, while in High School, some friends of mine and my brother were in a car together. We were making a movie that we thought was quite humorous. That day, for the first time in my life, I understood what it meant to be thankful for being saved from doom in this life.…
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I Am Thankful For My Family
When I was young I never thought much about marriage and kids. Looking back it seems that marriage didn’t even enter my mind until I met my wife. Before that, I assumed that I would be single for the rest of my life. I’m not sure why, but it did seem to be the mindset…
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I Am Thankful That I Exist
I am thinking through reasons to be thankful over the next few days. I have been blessed beyond belief and know that. Yet, this time of year forces me to examine my life and give that a little extra consideration. And, I am writing that here, for all to see. Or, like 5 people to…
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A Book Recommendation Inspired By A Presidential Candidate: Christianity and Liberalism by J. Greshem Machen
Pete Buttigieg stated that salvation “has to do with how I make myself useful” to marginalized and oppressed people. Now, it may seem like I am making much of this little phrase. I am not. This is the Old Liberalism that has mascaraed as Christianity since the late 18th Century. And oh, by the way,…
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You’re Not An Animal
I expect animals to throw poop at each other, but when people start doing it…then it’s newsworthy. Here is my point. You have more dignity than an animal fulfilling their every urge.
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The Wonder and Grace of the First Coming of Christ
I was prepping for the Wednesday Night message this week where we discuss the Apostles’ Creed and ran across these quotations from John Calvin on the Incarnation. They are absolutely wonderful, so I thought I would share here. “…that the work to be performed by the Mediator was of no common description: being to restore…
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God’s Sovereignty II: God’s Sovereignty And My Decisions
The last post was a discussion about God’s Sovereignty. And when we discuss God’s Sovereignty there is an immediate group of questions that come to mind. I wanted to give a few examples from Scripture of how God is in control, even over the free decisions of people. This should add clarity…hopefully clarity, to the…
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God’s Knowledge
At times there are concepts that are not difficult to understand at a conceptual level but are very difficult to really understand. The knowledge of God, at least for me, falls into that category. We see the extraordinary nature of God’s knowledge in Psalm 139. It begins with an this declaration. 1 To the choirmaster.…
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God Is Incomprehensible, Yet We Can Truly Know Him Because He Made Himself Known
I can’t tell you the number of times that someone has informed me of what God is like with a definition that not only is not found in Scripture but also makes no sense with a quick look at the world we live in. Everyone has an opinion about God, but it seems that very…
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A Flea Wading In Our Pool Of Knowledge
Vivid language from the late R.C. Sproul. No one can come to Christ without having some knowledge of who God is. But after one comes to Christ, the issue is whether knowledge grows or stays puny and vague. Unfortunately, a flea could wade in the depth of knowledge about God in the mind of the…
