Winging It

Foolish guys to confound the wise (1 Cor 1:27).

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Sovereign ... or not?

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In a recent conversation that wandered from "Can you lose your salvation?" to "free will", I made this statement: ...
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Friday, October 30, 2009

Possessions and Hyperbole

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A few years ago I wrote a series on "Hard Sayings", including one on Jesus's words, " Sell all your possessions ." T...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

What Standard?

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Recently overheard: "How did you like the new church?" "Oh, it was great ! We both cried." I've been told before, ...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

I love my wife

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This isn't the first time I've made this statement on my blog. And I don't think it's too trivial to repeat. However, I rec...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Are you lost?

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Back in July I provided two lists of Scripture on a single topic that appeared to contradict each other. I asked my readers to figure out h...
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Monday, October 26, 2009

Losing my religion

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This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the ...
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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Doxology

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The term "doxology" is simply a short saying that is intended to be in praise of God. The word comes from a Greek word, doxologos...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Puzzlers from Thessalonians II

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Yesterday I gave you a passage from 2 Thessalonians -- 2 Thess 2:1-12. You may want to re-read it. My questions yesterday were about the pre...
Friday, October 23, 2009

Puzzlers from Thessalonians

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I have found lots of interesting things as I have been reading through Thessalonians, but in 2 Thessalonians I've found some puzzling th...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Parenting Models

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I was reading in 1 Thessalonians this week. I was interested at Paul's perspective on mothers and fathers: We were gentle among you, lik...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Dichotomy of Hell

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Dichotomy : division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups. I already wrote about hell in a recent post. I defended...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Risk -- not the game

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Over at Wintery Knight you can find an article about an article about (no, I didn't stutter) the effect of no-fault divorce on our soci...
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Monday, October 19, 2009

Little Charles in Charge

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I told you recently about some cases where parents ended up doing whatever their small children demanded in order to keep peace in their li...
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Sunday, October 18, 2009

The Will of God

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Lots of Christians wonder, "What is the will of God for my life?" I'm here to help. Let me clear that one up for you. (Kind, a...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Ponzi

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By now most of us have heard the term -- "Ponzi scheme". Named for Charles Ponzi who used the technique back in the '20's,...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

The Not-Too-Bright God

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Yeah, yeah, we Christians all know that our God is omniscient. Well, most of us know that. Okay, so maybe there's more of a question the...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

In Good Company

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Remember Abraham? We meet him in Genesis 12 as Abram with God telling him to go to a land God would direct him to. Now, I don't know abo...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Train up a child

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Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it (Prov 22:6). Wisdom from the book of Proverbs. Most...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Corporal Punishment

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On more than one occasion I've written about corporal punishment . I know, I know, I'm not in a majority. But I'm guessing tha...
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Monday, October 12, 2009

Chasing the Dream

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Do a search sometime on "pursuing your dream" and you'll find site after site offering you help, encouragement, and guidance o...
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I am a husband, devoted to my wife, a father who loves his (adult) children (and, of course, their offspring), a son whom God blessed with marvelous parents, a man who enjoys the work he has been given, and so much more. Above all else, I am a follower of Christ with the aim of carefully handling His Word and patterning my life by His instructions as an act of worship.
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