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How NOT to Understand the Bible
In my last post I wrote about the common sense principles for interpreting Scripture. At this point, I thought I’d focus on poor ways to understand God’s words. These are approaches to Scriptures that really exist, and are used by some—but not … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged Bible, church, faithfulness, false doctrine, false teaching, Gospel, interpretation, judgment, leadership, obedience, pattern, religion, salvation, theology, truth, understanding, unity, wisdom, wisdom of men
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How to Understand the Bible…
The Bible is the information source for the Christian faith. As the word of God it reveals God’s eternal truth to us about spiritual reality. It is the basis on which Christian unity can be found, but when some religious … Continue reading
Of Heroes and Dads
While it is true that in youth I admired lots of heroes—Davy Crocket, Mickey Mantle, Wilt Chamberlain, Don Meredith, and the Beatles—there was always one constant hero from toddler, to teen, to adult. I’m speaking about my dad, and I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, Parenting
Tagged children, church attendance, consistency, courage, dads, discipline, faith, faithfulness, family, father's day, fatherhood, fathers, heroes, integrity, kids, love, parents, religion, strength, wisdom
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Fathers, Regrets, and Preventions, Part 4
Fathers, you hold a really important place in the home; don’t ever let anyone tell you differently. In actual practice, it is probably more important than you would really prefer it to be. You are far more than a sperm … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Parenting
Tagged affection, busyness, children, discipline of children, family, fathers, guilt, hugging, I'm too busy, importance of fathers, leadership, love, regrets, sons, time with family, wisdom
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Fathers, Regrets, and Preventions, Part 2
Last week we began a short series on fatherhood and regret. We started with David’s regret about his failures with Absalom, but there are plenty of regretful fathers in the Bible. The high priest Eli would be just one such … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Parenting
Tagged children, David, example, explaining, fatherhood, fathers, kids, parenthood, parents, role model, teachable moments, teaching
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Fathers, Regrets, and Preventions, Part 1
King David was good at a lot of things. He was courageous warrior; he was a man after God’s own heart; he was the sweet psalmist of Israel; and he was a loyal friend. But although he fathered many children, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Parenting
Tagged Absalom, children, courage, David, depression, discipline, example, false teaching, fatherhood, inaction, justice, modeling, murder, obedience, parenting, rebellion, regrets, repentance, sample, wisdom
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Following Jesus to unexpected places—Samaritans
“How did a pit stop for lunch in Sychar turn into an evangelistic harvest of despised Samaritans?” Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged conversations, courage, discipleship, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, Following, good news, Gospel, Jesus, obedience, religion, Samaria, Samaritans, Sychar, truth, woman at the well
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Following Jesus into Places We Might Not Expect, Back to the Scriptures
We still sing “Anywhere With Jesus” in our hymnal and I’m thankful that we do. It’s a wonderful reminder of what discipleship has always supposed to have been about— following. It’s easy to forget these days, you know. In a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, commands, commentaries, discipleship, faithfulness, false teaching, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, leadership, obedience, pattern, promises, religion, salvation, Scriptures, theology, traditions, truth
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God’s Rescue Will Be God’s Way
Psalm 119 is a great paean of praise for God’s eternal, righteous, and inerrant word; and the longest psalm in the Bible at 176 verses. But it is much more than just an exercise in how many ways you can … Continue reading →