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Category Archives: Christian Liberty
A Father’s Day Exhortation
Happy Father’s Day! There is a hunger out there. It is not a hunger for food, money, power; it is a hunger for fathers. This is what Douglas Wilson referred to as “Father Hunger.” Sons and daughters are craving for … Continue reading
Why am I Angry?
Why am I angry? Why do I lose control so often? How can I change? These are all questions we have considered. We don’t have to ponder too long before we realize that anger has made a home in our … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Christian Living, Gospel, Health, Pastoral Meditation
Tagged anger, bitterness, community, faithful, gifts, God, Gratitude, love, Sin
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The Ascension of our Lord: A Brief Introduction
The Church celebrates the Ascension of our Lord this Thursday. Since most churches are not able to have Thursday services, traditionally many of them celebrate Ascension on Sunday. The Ascension of Jesus is barely mentioned in the evangelical vocabulary. We … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Apologetics, Ascension, Atheism, Attributes of God, Augustine, Biblical and Theological Language, Christian Liberty, Christian Living, Covenant Renewal Worship, Covenant Theology, Dominion, Hospitality, Resurrection, Romans, Shorter Catechism, The Attributes of God
Tagged Ascend, ascension, authority, Blessings, Bodily form, christmas, church, Church Calendar, Earth, Great Commission, heaven, incarnation, joy, liturgy, Meal, power, Tradition, worship
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Why Ministers Leave
The typical pastor stays in a church for 3.6 years. This does not seem to offer much hope for any long-term vision for a local parish. Planning ahead seems futile from the outset. This discouraging number stems from a variety … Continue reading
Posted in Ascension, Baptists, Children and Worship, Christian Liberty, Christian Living, Counseling/Pastoral Issues, Covenant Renewal Worship, Culture, Word/Sacrament
Tagged Counseling, Holy Spirit, parish ministry, Pastoral Care, Protestant, resignation, why ministers resign, Word and Sacrament
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My Sheep Hear My Voice: The Hope of the Addict
I just received a book from a man I have never met, but who sought me a few years ago. He had written a book about his journey from addiction to non-addiction. I phrase it in those words because there … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Christian Living, Culture, Tolle Lege
Tagged A New Beginning, Addiction, book, Moore, My Journey, Robert Moore
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Dave Hunt Dies
I had the opportunity to meet Dave Hunt on a couple of occasions. I sat attentively in one of his talks where he opposed Calvinism. If my memory serves me right, he said something like this: I was amazed at … Continue reading
Divine Butler and Cosmic Therapist
A post by Melinda Penner in 2005 reminded me of the great responsibility pastors have to project and express a biblical view of life and the world. According to a 2005 study: Most religious youth couldn’t coherently express their beliefs and … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Children and Worship, Christian Liberty, Christian Living, Culture
Tagged church, Culture, Youth
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Alcohol: Random thoughts
#1 As one who drinks wine during the week and during the Lord’s Supper every Sunday, the issue surrounding whether one should consume or not is not a debate I have in my circles. In the CREC drinking is common, … Continue reading
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Training Little Ones Through New Eyes…
This is a topic dear to me. I have one daughter and another child on the way. My theological community places a great emphasis on children and their participation in the community. We do not place them in a special … Continue reading
Posted in Children and Worship, Christian Liberty, Christian Living
Tagged children, worship
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Vos, Misconceptions, and Legalism
Those who have survived the fury of legalism,1 understand its deadly claim on individuals. After many years under legalistic teaching one begins to realize that the overwhelming nature of duty can never be alleviated or diminished by/through the nature of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Christian Living, Ethics
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C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: Analysis and Application Part VI
In this final book,[1] Lewis speaks about the “so what” of the Christian life. Book III on Christian Behaviour goes far beyond the theological snobbery. In past times in Church History, theology was not seen as being application. This idea … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Christian Living, Ethics, Lordship
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Good Wine, Good Fellowship!
As is custom in my household, a little glass of red wine (any red wine) before my nightly rest is the culmination of my evening. After my glass of wine I know that the evening is coming to a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Lordship, Word/Sacrament
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Does Scripture Permit Us to Drink Alcoholic Beverages?
Kenneth Gentry has played a tremendous role in shaping my thinking on matters of eschatology and ethics. What follows is a summary article based on his book entitled: God Gave Wine, a book thoroughly analyzing the Biblical issues in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Liberty, Christian Living, Culture
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A Brief Response to a friend concerning Christian Liberty and Evangelism
You wrote: You did not respond to my conjecture that you are referring merely to the abuse of something as an excuse for avoiding it. If someone was falsely assured, it is the preacher who is in condemnation as a … Continue reading