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The Shaping Influences of Family Worship (Guest Post)
Read more: The Shaping Influences of Family Worship (Guest Post)You will look in vain for a section of the Bible entitled “Guidelines to Christian Parenting.” There are a few texts and they are extremely important and they fall under the general heading “Families that serve the Lord and live for him do these things.” With regard to children, parents are to instruct their children…
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Salvation in Space and Time
Read more: Salvation in Space and TimeAsk a Calvinist when he was saved and he might take you back—waaaay back—to “before the foundation of the world” (Ephesians 1:4). Nice one! Five points for being profound. But we Calvinists need not always rewind so far. Truth is, there was a time when we were not Christians. When we were dead in our…
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Lessons Learned From Street Preachers: Part 2
Read more: Lessons Learned From Street Preachers: Part 2*This is the second post in a series where the practice of street preaching is put under scrutiny. The inspiration for this series comes from a street preacher I recently encountered at the local DMV. In my last post, I argued that the form of the message matters and that most contemporary street preachers do not…
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O The Humanity! Spurgeon and Ministerial Depression
Read more: O The Humanity! Spurgeon and Ministerial DepressionThe minister’s depression is a fascinating phenomenon. Though he’s the man who communes with God in private, sings of his praises from the pulpit, and counsels the flock through all of life’s difficulties, this same man is often the one who also wrestles with God in darkness, can barely muster the strength to preach, and…