I know just enough Latin (very little) to love the language. I’ve never been forced to take a Latin class, so that probably explains my affinity. The title of this article is taken from Martin Luther’s description of the justified sinner. R. C. Sproul wrote an excellent explanation for the phrase in his book, The [...]
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For most Americans, a shower is a daily necessity. My wife and I have been married for 20 years and I know she has showered at least once, every single day we’ve been married. I don’t share her singular passion for cleanliness, so about once a month I go without a shower on a Saturday. [...]
O mundane grace, how dull the sound, What’s grace, and why do I need it? Though I may [...] “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16 One of the best ways to begin to properly interpret an individual verse of scripture is to look at the action verbs. These verbs almost always [...] Today I received an email with one of those “heart-warming” emotional stories in it. You know the kind. They usually tell about doe-eyed baby animals who survive a terrible ordeal, dying people who beat the odds, or cherub-faced children who understand the true meaning of life. They are usually completely fabricated and are so [...] I am employed in an industry that works two to three months ahead of time. I started adding 10 to the end of my numerical dates in November. Now, with three months practice, I still have trouble making the 10 instead of the 09. It’s not just because of the change of the decade* either. [...] Brit Hume, the senior political analyst for Fox News and a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday had the audacity to express an opinion during the opinion portion of the January 3, 2010 show. See for yourself.
There has been an uproar from some in the media (and from plenty of anti-free-speech [...]
To my dear readers, (both of you) I would like to wish you and your family a very happy and memorable Christmas. The whole reason we celebrate is to commemorate the greatest gift ever given. Christmas is the time to honor Jesus of Nazareth, God the Son, the Son of [...] There’s a scene early in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” where a character named Red, played by Morgan Freeman, sits before a parole board that is reviewing his case to consider whether he should be released from prison.
PAROLE BOARD MEMBER: We see by your file you’ve served twenty years of a life sentence. [...] This is an interesting question, “What is the Gospel?” Explaining the Gospel can take anywhere from 140 characters (like on Twitter) up to millions upon millions of words and everything in between. Here is my attempt to keep it “Twitterfied” (Less than 140 characters) Perfect God loves man, hates sin. Fallen man [...] |
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