April 30, 2009

"Change Has Come to America"

Please visit the Family Research Council

April 28, 2009

When Reviled…

Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven… (Matthew 5:11-12)
Have you ever been lied about or hated because you did the right thing or because you stood up for the truth? Scripture says you should rejoice and …

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April 16, 2009

Rusty Trumpets

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal…” (1 Corinthians 13:1)
Regardless of a man’s eloquent speech, or his “right-on” blog posts, if he speaks his words without love, they fall on our ears like a rusty, out-of-tune trumpet. Instead of the music acting as a balm …

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April 12, 2009

Truth Hunt or Witch Hunt?

Recently, I posted an interesting article by Richard Abanes, Don’t Believe Everything You Read, where he discussed the relatively new problem of bloggers “who, under the guise of discernment/apologetics (i.e., Online Discernment Ministries), attack other Christians… ” I know from first hand experience that this is a real issue; however, shouldn’t Christians be warned of false teachers? Shouldn’t we defend the purity of the Gospel?

In his second article, Another Apologist Speaks Out, Mr. Abanes clarified the important point that …

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April 12, 2009

He’s Alive!

One of my favorite songs when I first became a Christian was the powerful song, He’s Alive by Don Fransisco. It still brings tears to my eyes!

HE IS RISEN!

April 10, 2009

Judging We Are Judged

by RC Sproul Jr.

No one likes to be judged, but everybody does it. Outside the church, of course, are those who embrace a relativistic ethic, wherein there is no objective right or wrong. Suggest otherwise to these good people, however, and you will know they believe you have embraced something objectively wrong. The one iron-clad moral law of our age is “Thou shalt not say there are any moral laws.” Inside the church things happen a smidge …

April 7, 2009

Evil as Entertainment

Another good article…

We are to focus much more on what is good than what is evil. This is one of the lessons I sought to teach in The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment. “Our efforts in discernment should revolve around knowing the truth so that we might see the evil in contrast to what is true. The reason it is better to focus on what is true is simple: error is constantly changing, shifting and morphing into new forms, always …

April 7, 2009

Tabletalk: Beauty and the Best

If you aren’t already a subscriber to Tabletalk magazine, I highly recommend it. Typically, our copy is kept in the master bath where the little ones take their evening baths. That way, while bubbles fly and rubber ducks dance, I can settle onto the tub side bench and read a thought provoking article or two. This month’s issue hasn’t disappointed me! Here is a sample for you – …

April 1, 2009

Mother Daughter Tea 2009

Save the Date!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Providence Church
401 S. Carol Avenue
Morton, IL 61550

It’s that time again! Our mother/daughter one-day retreat gives you and your daughters (of all ages) the rare opportunity for a day away together. Be refreshed and renewed …