Winging It

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

Friday, January 05, 2024

Just Like Me

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In Isaiah the prophet records words from YHWH to Babylon (Isa 14). In that text, God speaks also to Satan. "You said in your heart, ...
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Thursday, January 04, 2024

Pelagius Lives

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Pelagius was a theologian that lived circa 354 to 418 AD. His best known offering to the world was opposition to Augustine. Augustine taught...
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Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Unreliable

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I have been accused in my day of worshiping a book. It's not true, but that doesn't stop people of falsely accusing me. If you were ...
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024

The Bible Tells Me So

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How do I know there is a God? Well, there are lots of reasons ... yes, reasons . One that we all know is "the Bible tells me so." ...
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Monday, January 01, 2024

Welcome to 2024

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We're starting a new year -- 2024. My wife and I celebrate our 31st anniversary on this day. And still going strong. This November my yo...
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Sunday, December 31, 2023

Prepare Our Hearts

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It is not uncommon to go to church Sunday morning and hear the person up front start with something like "Let's prepare our hearts ...
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Saturday, December 30, 2023

News Weakly - 12/30/23

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It Takes An Expert A group of researchers did a study and discovered that sex, not gender identity, determines the performance of athletes...
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Friday, December 29, 2023

The Antichrist

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You've likely heard the word. If you've had any biblical training, you know exactly who it refers to. Or ... do you? Here, let's...
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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Jesus vs Jesus

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I recently asked why we Christ -ians seem to have a hard time taking God's Word in general and Jesus in particular at face value. I ch...
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Feeling the Pinch?

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In 1 Chronicles 21, David sinfully numbered Israel (1 Chr 21:1), to God's great displeasure (1 Chr 21:7), and it proved costly. David re...
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Catechism

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Even if you're a Protestant, you've likely heard of "catechism" even if you've never encountered it yourself. For some...
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Monday, December 25, 2023

Christmas, 2023

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It's Christmas Day, the day we celebrate God, the Son, taking on human form and living here on earth where He would live a sinless life,...
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Sunday, December 24, 2023

The Theology of Santa Claus

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(On this Christmas Eve, I thought I'd re-run this post from 2007.) ________ Have you ever considered what kind of theology we can glea...
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

News Weakly - 12/23/23

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Dazed and Confused The pope has come out. He has approved blessings for same-sex couples. Mind you, the Roman Catholic position on homosex...
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Friday, December 22, 2023

The Christmas Conspiracy -- Reprise

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I originally wrote this back in 2013, but it always makes me smile to hear anti-Christ types singing songs in praise of Jesus, so I'm br...
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Thursday, December 21, 2023

A Man After God's Own Heart

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In 1 Samuel 13 the prophet Samuel explains to King Saul that his rule was coming to an end because he had made sacrifices to God outside of ...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

At Face Value

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I write primarily to believers, fellow Christians, knowing that unbelievers have a different starting place. We have God's Word; they ha...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Contradicting a Contradiction

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You are all aware, I'm quite sure, that the Bible itself claims to be "God-breathed" (2 Tim 3:16). If God is reliable, then, t...
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Monday, December 18, 2023

What About Joseph?

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The New Testament begins with the genealogy of Joseph (Matt 1:17), the man who would be Jesus's ... step-father. Joseph was the man who...
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Sunday, December 17, 2023

Rest

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In his epistle to the church at Philippi, Paul tells them the secret of being content in whatever circumstances he found himself (Php 4:11)....
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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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