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Intellect, the Bible, trust, and pride

R C Sproul said, “ you don’t have to give up your intellect to trust the Bible. You have to give up your pride.”

Raising the next generation to be faithful is a challenge, but our calling

I found this article, titled 7 challenges of generational Christianity, to be interesting and thought-provoking. https://www.christianpost.com/voices/7-challenges-of-generational-christianity.html I think these are real and actual challenges that Christian parents need to be aware of. It is my prayer that my children and grandchildren would be raised so that they may become, and grow, faithful Christians. There are …

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On the Sanctification of Believers by John Owen

John Owen (1616 – 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader, theologian, and academic administrator at the University of Oxford.

Real fathers don’t kick their sons out.

You think about that by Steve Brown. audio https://www.keylife.org/programs/you-think-about-that/kick-him-out/

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Check out these wonderful lyrics and an explanation. https://thejesusquestion.org/2012/07/09/the-battle-hymn-of-the-republic-its-origin-and-meaning/ He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat:Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet!Our God is marching on.

Good poem – “To be of use”

I had a colleague shared a poem with me I’d not seen before. Good one, by Marge Piercy in 1973, “To be of use.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57673/to-be-of-use To be of use The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. …

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The Decline and Renewal of the American Church

The Decline and Renewal of the American Church by Tim Keller https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/decline-and-renewal-of-the-american-church-extended/

Tim Keller on the Decline and Renewal of the American Church

Tim Keller, who I respect very much, has written an extensive article on the decline of the American church. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/tim-keller-decline-renewal-american-church/ It is, in fact, part of a yet larger work. Fuller article here. I am one who does believe in the virgin birth, life, death, physical resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, the transforming power …

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Notes for January 2023

2 Wonderful Hymn/songs Creator God, Our Sovereign Lord,  by Nathan Clark George.  Lyrics are included. Spotify link. Jesus, Saviour,   by Joyful Noise. Lyrics are included. The Soul Three questions one asks oneself to define their soul Who am I? Whose am I?  Suggestions: Psalm 100:3 Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he …

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The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires.

The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires.Online from a poem by Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) the very influential Persian mathematician, philosopher, & poet. Follow this link for an insightful analysis of the poem.https://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/K/KhayyamOmar/4NowNewYear/index.html He was certainly not Hebrew or Christian.