by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Following Christ, Parenting
In this post, we will consider how parental discipline fulfills our parental accountability to Christ. Scripture reading: John 10:25-29 If I am faithful to the Lord as a parent, I cannot be held responsible for their decision to reject the Lord. However, if I am...
by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Following Christ, Parenting
In this post, we will consider how parental discipline models Christ for our children. Scripture reading: John 10:25-29 We as parents all have a duty to model the Lord to our children. Yes, we have a parental obligation to point them to Christ, but we also have a duty...
by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Following Christ, Parenting
In this post, we will consider how parental discipline points the child to Christ. Scripture reading: John 10:25-29 Parenting is tough. Of course, I was not a parent in the 1700s to know if things were any better then. With media demanding a huge chunk of our time,...
by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Following Christ, Uncategorized
Be careful in watching the cable television show Biblical Mysteries Explained. For that matter, be careful watching any television show purporting to “explain” matters of the Bible and Christianity. The television show has as its first priority to disprove divine...
by admin | Oct 20, 2013 | Following Christ, Trust
I recently saw a question on a friend’s Facebook page about the origins of Halloween, and I thought I would offer a few thoughts to provoke your thinking. The first is that, like Christmas, the church’s celebration of All Saints Day (which usually follows Halloween by...
by admin | Mar 18, 2013 | Following Christ
In Matthew 16 (and chapter 18) we find a verse that is easy to stumble over because it refers to some rather peculiar things we might think impossible. Matthew 16:19 says, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have...