Category Archives: 10 Commandments

Turning the Mirror Around, Hiding From the Ugly

Not only do we remain, in ourselves, sinners, when by His grace we are declared to be saints, but we tend to be, after being born again, repenting and being indwelt by the Spirit, the same kind of sinners we … Continue reading

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Our Harvest; Baseball, Ray; Discipleship’s Cost and More

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Humble Lie and the Peace that Ever Eludes Us

The devil, though His fall from grace was rooted in pride, knows how to use humility. Being craftier than the other beasts, he knows how to use nigh onto all things to bring about his nefarious purposes. He is resourceful, … Continue reading

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American Idols: And We Fools Who Worship Them

God made us in His image. That we could spend our lives contemplating this, without scratching the surface, reminds us that we are God’s image, not gods. We are, in some ways, to God as our mirror image is to … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage; Saving Democracy; Brave New World & More

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Believers’ Loving Response to Sexual Confusion

I suspect one of the reasons that the opposition to sodomy that was once the default position of all professing Christians is in such retreat says more than we suspect. We’re now being encouraged to be silent on the issue, … Continue reading

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Should we take up an offering during worship?

It was likely the most surreal thing I’ve ever witnessed at a worship service. Not surprisingly it happened on a Sunday morning at the Orlando Convention Center. My esteemed father was scheduled to preach at this service in conjunction with … Continue reading

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Hearts, Heads and Hands, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes

Much ink has been spilled over the centuries over what constituent parts make up man. Not a man, but man. It took us until the 21st century to get confused over what a man is. What man is, on the … Continue reading

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Dominion- Reigning for the Glory of Our King

I’m not in the habit of citing Karl Barth favorably, but when you’re right you’re right. Counter-intuitively, but insightfully Barth considers the sin of sloth to be on par with the sin of pride. We are prone to it, and … Continue reading

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What’s missing from the contemporary church?

Sinlessness. That is, the weaknesses that plague the contemporary church aren’t, in the end, all that different from the weaknesses that plagued the historical church. The more things change and all that, after all. It is said that one Lord’s … Continue reading

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