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“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” – C.S. Lewis

Category: Current Affairs

No Wonder I Could Never Nail Down A Definition Of “Evangelicalism”

This quote says it all and it might be the most shocking quote ever on this blog:
“What we are claiming is that Evangelicalism at its best is nothing more than Biblcally-faithful Christianity at its best.” – D.A. Carson
Shocking statement, I know.  Yet I am not known for pitching softballs either.
Watch the following:

ht: The Gospel Coalition

Praying for Obama To Die And Go To Hell, A Translation

Excerpt from Steven Anderson’s sermon:
… you’re going to tell me that I’m supposed to pray for the socialist devil, murderer, infanticide, who wants to see young children and he wants to see babies killed through abortion and partial-birth abortion and all these different things — you’re gonna tell me I’m supposed to pray for God [...]

The Weight of the Commandments, Exodus 20:7

From The Week’s article, D.C.’s ‘invisible army’ for Christ:
What does the Family believe?
Its theology is vague, elastic, and focused on power. The basic precepts came to Vereide in a vision in 1935, according to the group’s literature. Living in Seattle, he came to believe that union organizing in the city was communist-inspired. Jesus appeared to [...]

Atheist’s Case for Christian Evangelism

Mark 16:14-16 (ESV) Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to [...]

No Resolutions

I have no resolutions except to receive the strength and endurance of God in order to do His will.

30 Posts In 30 Days

There were days where I would go weeks without posting anything.
Then my friend from the blogosphere, Anna, posted up the challenge for National Blog Posting Month or NaBloPoMo.  (Ah, it just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?)
I love a challenge but was perplexed on what should I write about or would I be able to [...]

From Genesis to Revelation

God’s creation goes from the country:

Genesis 2:8 (ESV)  And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

…  and develops into an urban paradise like no other:

Revelation 21:9-21 (ESV) Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of [...]

My Jesus Looked Just Like A Dude

This might be old but I still think about it from time to time.
According to Popular Mechanics, forensic anthropologists thought that Jesus would more look like this:

When I saw this picture, I immediately thought about this verse:

Isaiah 53:2 (ESV) For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of [...]

What Now?

My wonderful and beautiful girlfriend (and purely by God’s grace, my future wife), Rachel, sent over Romans 13:1 as a Verse Of The Day and that got my head running away just that passage:

Romans13:1 (ESV) Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that [...]

Don’t Want A President But A Messiah

“Kinda funny (but sad) to see how obvious it is that Americans don’t want a President, but a Messiah.” – Rae Whitlock

This quote reminds me how in each human is always seeking out something to fill their bottomless soul:

Ecclesiastes 3:11 (ESV) He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into [...]