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Pillars of Christian Character: Obedience
I’m continuing to listen to this Grace to You sermon series “The Pillars of Christian Character,” once a week, for ten weeks. The second message is about obedience. That word sure can make our rebel hearts want to run away … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Sermons
Tagged Bible, character, Christian character, christianity, godliness, Grace to You, Jesus, John MacArthur, legalism, obedience, obey, Scripture, sermon
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Acts 15 and Salvation by Grace Alone
It was so good to be back at my own little church today to sing, to pray and to study with my church family. It is always so sweet to return after time away from them. My pastor was continuing our study … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Discernment, Sermons, The Word
Tagged Acts, Bible, books of the Bible, doctrine, doctrine of salvation, early church, faith, gospel, grace, grace alone, historical narrative, how to be saved, James, Jesus christ, legalism, Paul, Peter, salvation, theology
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Free to Date
I’ve been meaning to tackle this subject for some time. It was reading Tim Fall’s post about the “Purity Culture’s” lists of oppressive rules that finally goaded me into collecting my thoughts. Although it was on a different subject, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Personal Reflections
Tagged biblical guidance, Christian dating, Christian ethics, courtship, dating, dating as Christians, dating culture, decision making, fear, forgiveness, god's will, Godly character, grace, guilt, holiness, integrity, Just Do Something: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams Visions Fleeces Open Doors Random Bible Verses Casting Lots Liver Shivers Writing in the Sky etc., legalism, Marriage, pressure, purity, purpose of marriage, relationships, Scripture, sexual ethics, sin, unequally yoked, unrealistic expectations, walk in faith, why are Christians bad at dating
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My Thoughts about the Duggar Matter
It’s taken me weeks to gather my thoughts about the molestation scandal involving Joshua Duggar, of the TV famous Duggar family. This is a serious matter which is why I did not just dash off a blog post as soon … Continue reading
Posted in In The News
Tagged abuse, ATI, bag theology, blindness, christianity, Christians, Duggar, Gothard, Homeschool, ignorance, legalism, minimizing language, molestation, naivete, patriarchy, rationalization, scandal, sexual abuse, sin, spiritual abuse, victims, Vision Forum
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Don’t Miss List: Purity Movement Problems, #the15 and more
The first Don’t Miss List of 2015.
Posted in Christian Life, Discernment, World Religions
Tagged #the15, co-redeemer, co-redemption, grace, Hinduism, kingdom building, legalism, Lifeway books, Marriage, philosophy, purity, purity movement, religion, SBC, sex, sin
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Confessions of a Law Addict
I confess. I’m addicted to the law. If you’ve ever read the account of the prodigal son and identified with the older brother, or read the passage about the woman caught in adultery and (if you’re being honest with yourself ) you … Continue reading
Posted in Bookshelf, Christian Life, Giveaway, Personal Reflections
Tagged antinomianism, book review, confessions, giveaway, gospel, grace, law, law and gospel, legalism, One Way Love, Tullian Tchividjian
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The Shaming of Non-Radical Christians?
Dr. Anthony Bradley, an associate professor at King’s College and an Acton Institute research fellow, wrote a thought-provoking piece on May 1 called: The New Legalism: Missional, Radical, Narcissistic, and Shamed. It seems to have struck a nerve and I have … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Evangelism
Tagged Anthony Bradley, Christian, christianity, Generation Y, Jesus christ, legalism, millennials, mission, missional, narcigesis, radical, shaming
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