Posted in Misc, Christian Living on Dec 31st, 2007 5 Comments »
Another year has come and gone. Time sure seems to fly by once marriage and children set in. As I reflect on this year, 2007, I must say that it has been one of, if not *the* toughest year of my life. Congruent with that, of course, is that I (and my family) have […]
Posted in Calvinism, Worship on Dec 27th, 2007 9 Comments »
The other day I was listening to the podcast, The White Horse Inn (program 11-11-2007), and Mike Horton repeated an excellent quote from Martin Luther. I am assuming that it was paraphrased, but I’m not exactly sure. Consider it:
[This quote came from the book, The Bondage of the Will, by Martin Luther, and involves a […]
Posted in Misc on Dec 21st, 2007 3 Comments »
“How many observe Christ’s birth-day! How few, his precepts! O! ’tis easier to keep Holidays than Commandments.” –Benjamin Franklin
What keen observation from one who apparently died outside of Christ. Benjamin Franklin certainly saw religion up close and personal through his friendship with George Whitefield, but despite Whitefield’s plea to repent and turn to Christ, […]
Posted in Misc on Dec 20th, 2007 2 Comments »
While I’ve got a few posts currently in the works, the craziness of the holiday season has kept me from putting on the final touches. In the meantime, here are a few thoughts about what’s going on:
After a long (but fairly easy) search, we have joined Berean Baptist Church in Powder Springs, GA. My […]
Posted in Misc, Christian Living on Dec 12th, 2007 11 Comments »
This Christmas season I have been bothered by how many catalogs/advertisements that we’ve received in the mail, specifically from Christian organizations trying to sell me something. I certainly enjoy browsing through a book catalog every now and then, but this year it has gotten way out of hand.
Today I received a LifeWay advertisement; LifeWay is […]
Posted in Worship on Dec 6th, 2007 8 Comments »
“Though God commanded love in the Old Testament, yet the manner of giving the law bespoke more of fear than love -instead of the terrible voice of the law: ‘Do this and live’, the comfortable voice of the gospel is: ‘Grace, grace’. Upon this account, the principle of the Old Testament was fear, and the […]
Posted in Worship on Dec 1st, 2007 2 Comments »
Because my recent posting on the Regulative Principle of Worship (specifically in the use of drama) has caused such a discussion, I have posted two additional articles on Strange BaptistFire which deal with some of the questions. I would encourage you to check them out if you get a chance, or if you’re wondering if […]
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