God
The Biggest Loser
The Biggest Loser, shown on Channel 10 has developed almost a cult following.
Since trying to lose some pounds, I quite enjoy watching it online (without the distraction of the ads, including those involving food).
There must be tens of thousands of people who (vicariously) watch the contestants try and do something about their weight problems.
The [...]
If evolution is true…
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If evolution is true… there is no absolute sovereign God.
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If there is no absolute sovereign God… there are no absolute morals.
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If there are no absolute morals… we can do whatever we want.
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If we can do whatever we want… God help us.
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The startling quietness of God
I think there is nothing so startling in all the graces of God as His quietness.
When men have raged untruths in His Name, when they have used the assumed authority of the Son of God to put to death His real children, when they have with calloused art twisted the Scriptures into fables and lies, [...]
Because I Said So
Reading through Leviticus recently, I’ve noticed a phrase that comes up time after time: “I am the Lord.”
God is giving the Israelites instructions, the purpose for which is not always obvious. Then it’s as if he anticipates their question.
………………“But why?!”
Why do I have to do that? Why does it have to be like that? I [...]
The Witch Doctor and the Inscrutability of God
Mournful wailing wafted across the jagged rocks to the watchers waiting on shore. Her children at her side, a young mother pleaded into the wind, willing her voice to be carried to her missing husband. “Why did you run away from us? You left without even one word! We don’t know where you have gone. [...]
6 months on
Our little boy Michael is now 6 months old.
He is just learning to crawl, eat solids and of course to refuse some foods like rice cereal that he doesn’t care for. Perhaps there is a battle of the wills coming up.
We have been blessed with a baby who sleeps through the night and accordingly, so [...]
An Investment in the Soul
I am just back from attending a Bible conference.
The conference lived up to its name: we heard one Bible saturated message after another. 16 of them in fact.
I was away from home for 6 days. It was a substantial investment, whether judged by time or money spent in getting there. But it was an investment [...]
A. W. Pink on God’s Sovereignty
I’m at that busy point in the semester where if it’s not an exam it’s an assignment due! So I’ve decided to let someone else—namely A. W. Pink—take my post for the week.
This is from his The Attributes of God. If you haven’t read it yet, I encourage you to do so. It’s chapters are [...]
What Do I Know About My God?
When I was a teenager I attended a Christian camp and was challenged by Mrs. Mardi Collier to start reading in the Psalms and write down in a notebook all the verses I found that talked about God. This project has been a huge help to me throughout the years. In [...]
Why The Gospel Is Good News
I’m reading John Piper’s God Is The Gospel, where he asks: “Why is the Gospel good news?”
The reason this must be asked is that there are seemingly biblical answers that totally ignore the gift of God himself. A person may answer, “Being forgiven is good news because I don’t want to go to hell.” Or [...]
Missional Fundamentalists?
“The main thing is to keep the
main thing the main thing.”
This oft-quoted and helpful mantra raises the question of what is “the main thing”?
I think I’m fairly safe to say the typical Independent Baptist answer is “missions.”
Though it might be surprising to some, Bill Hybels and Rick Warren were not really the pioneers of the [...]
The God-Man is Bleeding!
I spoke to a man recently who came from a Charismatic background. He was looking for evidence of the Spirit in the form of healings and miracles.
Then I watched a movie. A typical Christian movie. It was full of signs and miracles and changed lives, but not even one time did they explain the gospel [...]
