“Opposition is inevitable. We live in a culture hostile to all we believe and proclaim; hostile to masculinity and femininity as defined in Scripture; hostile to the commands of God forbidding fornication, adultery, and homosexuality; hostile to the prescribed commands of God for sexual purity prior to marriage and fidelity in marriage; hostile, most of [...]
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Opposition is inevitable
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged mahaney, opposition on August 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Christians and pro-choice candidates
Posted in Uncategorized on August 18, 2008 | No Comments »
JT writes this in the comment section of this post. I think this is very important to think through:
Let me propose a thesis, and I’d be interested in your response. Evangelicals who support someone like Obama do not truly believe that the unborn are human persons deserving full human rights. I know that [...]
Warren, Obama, and McCain
Posted in Uncategorized on August 18, 2008 | No Comments »
If you missed the forum hosted by Rick Warren with the presidential candidates this site has video and a link to the full transcript.
Of most interest to me was how the candidates would respond on the issue of abortion. Warren asked both candidates when a baby gets human rights. McCain answered “at conception,” and [...]
Things to be thankful for this week
Posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just a few things I am thankful for this week
Seeing a bald eagle out at Presque Isle, a park near us (At the nature center an hour later there was a report of a coyote walking around the park as well–which we did not see)
All the folks who came out to help so far on [...]
Atrocities in China
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged China, human rights, olympics on August 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Want to know some of the atrocities that are documented in China currently. One site is reminding us of a few each day during the Olympics. Here is the first entry and the second one. Link to it every week day for another example of oppression. Use it a prayer reminder.
I don’t post this to [...]
Son of Hamas Leader Embraces Christianity!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Here is an interesting story: Son of Hamas Leader Turns Back on Islam and Embraces Christianity I have seen it on other reputable sites such as here.
9 questions as loved ones face death
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged death, end of life, Ensor on August 13, 2008 | No Comments »
John Ensor begins a guest post at Desiring God blog with these words:
My mother has entered what I call “the frowning season.” These are the times of discouraging diagnoses, meds by the bulk, and medical appointments as full-time employment. Like leaves dropping off a maple tree, we are watching her independence slip one small incident [...]
An expositional listener
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged expositional listener, healthy church member, thabiti on August 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Our book of the month in July was “What is a Healthy Church Member?” Here is one of the chapters made available by the author that is of immense practical value to all Christians who faithfully attend and hopefully are members of a local church. This comes from the NA blog.
What is “expositional listening”?
The following [...]
The New Atheism: are you prepared?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged phil ryken, new atheism, ligonier on August 12, 2008 | No Comments »
From Phil Ryken in Tabletalk Magazine on the Ligonier Website:
Make no mistake: there is an aggressive new atheism in America. The new unbelievers are eager to win people to their cause. Not content simply to disbelieve in God for themselves, they want to persuade other people not to believe in Him either.
Some of these [...]
Parents and hypocrisy
Posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Hypocrisy in the lives of Christian parents can be devastating–not only for their lives, but for the lives of their children.
Parents, we must take inventory in our own hearts. Do you thirst for God as the deer pants after the water? Or is your own life sending your children a message of hypocrisy and spiritual [...]
