I love Mitchell, Tommy, and Karis. They’re a special part of our congregation and they have a special place in my heart - I’m thankful that God has allowed us to minister to them and their families. What makes them special is that they all have a third copy of chromosome #21 in their DNA. Read the rest of this entry »
Today I’ll give you my thoughts on the Canons of Dort fourth main point of doctrine. The subject: irresistible grace (for a summary of the fourth main point, see my previous post).
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My kids love this, and even better, my wife (the mom of my kids) loves this. And yes, I am thankful for my Mom who loved me and taught me much about life! Happy Mother’s Day!
Anita Renfroe gets the credit.
I grow disappointed with Christian music some times. It’s not the tunes, not the style, not the instruments, but the content. So much of music (new and old) fail to take me to the character and nature of God and leave me in places that center around myself. So many songs are banal and shallow, so I would like to point out some music that encourages me in my journey with God.
Josh Harris offers a fantastic 6-minute call for unity amongst Christians regardless of how you choose to educate your children. This is a wonderful video that has application in many churches across the country. Take the time to listen to Harris’ call for unity around the cross and reject disunity around schools.
Today I want to continue my series on the Canons of Dort with a summary of the fourth main point of doctrine (which is in reality a continuation of the third main point of doctrine): irresistible grace.
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I, along with all of the Elders at GLBC, are becoming more familiar with Ed Stetzer. We are currently enjoying his book, Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary In Your Community. I have also started reading Ed’s blog and was challenged and encouraged by his most recent post. Kudos to Ed for his commitment to purity.
Today we move to my personal comments on the Canons of Dort third main point of doctrine: total depravity.
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Yesterday I attempted to introduce you to the work of sociologist Christian Smith. Today I want to give you his grand conclusion about the religious and spiritual lives of teens today. His conclusion is this: our teenagers are MTDs!
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Several months ago my wife and I got around to watching Hotel Rwanda. If you haven’t seen or heard of it, here is a synopsis: During the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 in which 800,000 men, women, and children were murdered with machetes, a manager of a hotel saves several hundred lives with nothing but his wits. It’s very moving, and I highly recommend it.
After seeing it, my wife and I were quite affected so I wanted to follow up with some reading - typically, movies stretch the truth to tell a better story, but I like to know the history. So I got the story of the UN general who was in charge of the failed peace-keeping mission (if you’ve seen the movie, the Nick Nolte character is loosely based on this general). His name is Romeo Daillaire, and his book is called Shake Hands With the Devil. He is hard on western nations, and after what he saw in Rwanda, he is right.
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