American Medical Association Pushes To Remove Sex From Birth Certificates
For an organization that blindly supports genital mutation on minors, it’s no surprise that they want to eliminate sex on a birth certificate.
By neglecting to specify sex on the hard copy of a birth certificate, medical professionals could improperly treat someone. But instead of recognizing medical truths, the AMA is rallying behind people who flat out deny biology. Boy or girl? If it was up to the American Medical Association (AMA), not even parents would know.... Continue Reading
Preaching is Indispensable
A church that does not emphasize and value preaching is not simply a different style church, it is an unfaithful church.
Everything God has revealed about Himself is to be proclaimed and the preacher who is faithful to the written Word of God is functioning as God’s mouthpiece to deliver God’s message to the people. Preaching is not optional to the life and health of the church. A church that does not emphasize and value... Continue Reading
The Model
The value of the model in Christian discipleship cannot be overestimated.
For every model there is an anti-model. When the Creator speaks so does the serpent, when wisdom shouts, so does folly, when the Spirit influences, the flesh is always nearby. The anti-models at Philippi were within the church, those seeking the benefits of the cross yet living as its enemies. The purpose of the cross... Continue Reading
Don’t Wait for the Perfect Situation
Decision making becomes difficult when faced with an abundance of options.
Don’t wait for the perfect situation to make a decision. Oftentimes, you don’t need more information, you need to trust the Lord and then act based on the information you have. The amount of choice you and I have in the modern world can be paralyzing. You go to a store to buy paint and... Continue Reading
God’s Dumb Children
There are times when the Christian does not pray, periods when God’s children become dumb.
Can we call God our Father while we disobey him? Can we address him as our King while we openly disregard his decrees? Can we truly say that we delight in him while we treasure our sins more than him? God has no dumb children. I have read that sentence multiple times in the... Continue Reading
Why Do Christians Pray, “Forgive Us Our Debts”?
Asking our heavenly Father for forgiveness expresses a heart humbled and broken for sin.
Every sinful thought, word, and deed, though harming those near to us, is ultimately a crime against our Creator. And forgive us our debts.—Matthew 6:12 (NASB 1977) At high school I tagged along with some boys lobbing apples into a quadrangle packed with students sitting down for lunch. Such fun. When the fearsome deputy... Continue Reading
A Man Among Men: Why Friendship Is Worth the Fight
We have a growing population of lonely older men, and we’re discovering that loneliness is as damaging to our health as smoking.
So, how will we avoid that friendless future? This is something for us to think about now. It will require us to work — and work together, as friends and families and churches — to figure out how to resist the temptation to become isolated as we age. But the challenges facing such relationships shouldn’t... Continue Reading
How Would You Summarize the Old Testament in 2,000 Words?
Despite human evil, which defies the imagination, God is gracious. He chose one man through whom he would fulfill the promise made to the woman.
The new covenant is better than the old. Such a judgment is verified by the history of Israel. The kingdom was not realized through the old covenant since both Israel and Judah did not and could not keep the prescriptions of the covenant. The Scriptures open in Genesis with God as the sovereign King... Continue Reading
“Where I Am”
Through the invincible power of the Father death, which is the last great enemy of sinners, becomes the means of giving to Jesus what he wants. Death itself yields to the will of Jesus and is subservient to his petition.
Jesus’ singular will and desire in that petition is that his own would be with him. No, not that he would be where they are, but that they would be where he is. In fact, this is one of the reasons for his departure. He left this world so that he could enter heaven and prepare a place for... Continue Reading
Who Is Responsible for a Believer’s Salvation?
The Bible clearly shows us that God is sovereign, completely sovereign, in salvation, not the person.
The Bible clearly shows us that God is sovereign, completely sovereign, in salvation, not the person. Let us ask some questions and then answer them scripturally. I will ask a few questions then list the answers by linking to scripture so you can go there and prayerfully read it yourself. There are so many... Continue Reading