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MORE THAN A BOOK REVIEW: Two Books on Mental Health
Mental health issues have become part of the zeitgeist of our culture. We are bombarded with labels, diagnoses, and drugs and therapies to respond to them. Sadly too many Christians are too quick to embrace secular culture and secular brain science without filtering what they are being told through the truth of God’s word. Thankfully there are many very good resources from a Reformed perspective which will help us sort out the ever-present mental health obsession of our Weste

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Nov 7, 20256 min read


On Being a Self-Righteous Prig
The dangers of being a self-righteous prig are real for all of us...

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May 4, 20205 min read


"I don't want to eat that!"
Parents are called to be in charge of their families and we must not shrink from this God-given responsibility.

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Jun 20, 20197 min read


"She's so cute!"
Sin is the universal human problem and it must be a central part of how we understand our children and of how we approach parenting.

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May 8, 20197 min read


The Gospel is the Center: Part 6 of a (probably) 10 part series on Discipleship
It has been a while since I have written a blog in this series. I apologize. I have been working extensively on the “Hearing God?”...

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May 3, 20186 min read


The Heart as the Focus: Part 5 of a (probably) 10 part series on Discipleship
Remember Siegfried and Roy? For my younger readers, probably not. They were big cat trainers who played to sold-out shows in Las Vegas...

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Mar 20, 20185 min read


The Problem of Sin: Part 4 of a (probably) 10 part series on Discipleship
I hope that by now, three blogs into this series, you have come to an understanding of what a disciple is, why the church and fellow...

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Mar 7, 20188 min read


Homosexuality, the Bible and the Church - Part 4
The following blog post is an adaptation of a sermon preached on May 24, 2015 and adapted June, 2017. Much of the ideas of this post...

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Jun 29, 20179 min read


Homosexuality, the Bible and the Church - Part 3
The following blog post is an adaptation of a sermon preached on May 17, 2015 and adapted on June 25, 2017. Much of the ideas of this...

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Jun 28, 20175 min read


Homosexuality, the Bible and the Church - Part 2
Much of the ideas in this post arise from the following, and other, works – “Homosexual Marriage as a Challenge to the Church: Biblical...

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Jun 23, 20176 min read


Amazing Grace: Total Depravity
We continue in our exploration of the Reformed doctrines of grace. We are now three posts into what will be at least 8 in total. Since it...

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Jan 24, 20176 min read
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