tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82485534464392516562012-02-16T13:28:39.042-06:00Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain -- Psalm 127:1Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949933278049264322noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248553446439251656.post-56970798490143061562008-08-06T10:38:00.007-05:002008-08-06T11:27:40.442-05:00

I was reading in Jeremiah this morning and came across the story of the Rechabites in chapter 35. The context of this story is the continued disobedience of the people of Judah and Jerusalem despite being given clear instructions through the prophets. However, the Rechabites were unique in that they demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the instructions of their father, Jonadab.8 We have obeyed

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Geoff Botkin is leading the production of a new seven-part television series entitled The Battle for Civilization. This aim of this project is to uncover the events leading up to periods of civility in our world's history in a way that helps modern viewers understand the state of the world today, especially the conditions we find in the United States. When complete, the viewer will better

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949933278049264322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248553446439251656.post-41536126514606528342008-02-28T11:04:00.004-06:002008-02-28T20:16:36.182-06:00

Here is an excerpt from a recent Family Life Today radio broadcast with the hosts, Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine, and the guest, Voddie Baucham. The topic and the basis for this excerpt is a discussion on the problems with youth ministry.Bob: So a pastor who would say, "Well, I hear you, and we've got kids in our service as well, and we're trying to challenge dads to do what you're trying to

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Last night I was reading Thoughts for Young Men by J.C. Ryle to my son, who is 6. He's too young to grasp all of the nuances of the warnings that Mr. Ryle gives, but he understands enough for it to reinforce what we've been teaching him already about issues such as pride. I have to admit that I was wondering if he was enjoying Mr. Ryle's emphatic warnings about the natural tendencies of young

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A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.Luke 6:40 (ESV)When I came across this verse recently, I was reminded of a time when I was still in college, attending a retreat for a Christian men's club to which I belonged. At the retreat, the chaplain for our group spoke on the topic of personal excellence and challenged us to become the man

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949933278049264322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248553446439251656.post-33660190565541930652007-10-11T22:06:00.000-05:002007-10-17T00:05:46.630-05:00

At my church, we choose to encourage parents to keep their children in the worship service with them. Our rationale for this speaks to a more general principle at work in churches today -- that is, a church's programming reveals what it believes about discipleship and the family. Specifically, my church believes that the most basic building block of Christ’s church is the family and that

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During the time when our baby was in the breech position, my wife and I were discussing the options for doing a breech birth. We considered all sorts of complications, and we often came to the hypothetical situation of what to do if it came down to choosing a course of action where we could save our baby's life or my wife's life. We talked about this situation with the doctors we saw and with

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I'm at a birthing center right now with my wife and few other women from my church. It's time for my next child to join us outside of the womb. It is both a wonderful moment and an exciting process that we are beholding here.And to think some people think this is just a product of chance plus time plus matter.Update: She is here! Everything went well -- mom and baby are resting now.

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For those of you who know us personally, you may have heard that our newest baby was sitting in a breech position in the womb. Given that she was 38 weeks in utero, it was getting pretty close to the delivery and being in the breech position makes things a little more complicated. God's design for delivery works most naturally when the baby is head down, and it is quite amazing all of the things

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I was at The Home Depot recently buying supplies to protect my windows from a potential hurricane. When I presented my credit card to the cashier, he noticed that there was a picture of children playing on the card instead of a graphic logo or design. Now it's not my kids; it just happens to be the picture chosen by Chase for the Toys R Us MasterCard that I like to use. This picture prompted

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In today's blog by Albert Mohler, he leads with this paragraph:Does worldview determine behavior or does behavior determine worldview? In the end, the process must certainly work both ways. An individual's basic worldview surely determines moral choices and behaviors. But habits of life and moral context can also lead to modifications in worldview.The rest of the blog discusses an article by Mary

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949933278049264322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248553446439251656.post-69333311692879036932007-08-07T22:43:00.000-05:002007-12-20T09:31:39.170-06:00

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,the fruit of the womb a reward.Like arrows in the hand of a warriorare the children of one’s youth.Blessed is the manwho fills his quiver with them!He shall not be put to shamewhen he speaks with his enemies in the gate. (Psalm 127:3-5)We are by no means unique in this, but this verse really typifies what we think about children. It wasn't always

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949933278049264322noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248553446439251656.post-23851850983259394952007-08-07T12:03:00.001-05:002007-08-08T21:20:46.697-05:00

My son asked me tonight on the way home from Wal-Mart why God chose the curse as a consequence for Adam and Eve's sin. He wondered why God didn't choose grace instead of the curse. I told him that the curse is actually evidence of God's grace. For the very existence of the curse implies that Adam and Eve weren't killed for their sin. To even have a world in which the curse exists is a direct

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949933278049264322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248553446439251656.post-11020495927158271572007-08-04T16:21:00.000-05:002007-08-08T21:21:04.018-05:00

Should nakedness be considered artistically appropriate from a Christian worldview? The issues around this type of question showed up in Scott's blog, Generations Of, recently in response to a post by Dr. George Grant on his blog. Dr. Grant has this to say when questioned about the appropriateness of nakedness in Christian art:The human form poses particular difficulties because it is itself a

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949933278049264322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248553446439251656.post-85946239117761987232007-07-30T22:15:00.000-05:002007-12-20T09:26:20.053-06:00

The wording of the question is subtle, but the differences are striking because it gets to the heart of character training and raising up children to serve God.In our culture, education has primarily become the transfer of knowledge in the intellectual and technical areas of life (e.g., reading, writing, and arithmetic, etc.) An instructor teaches his pupil certain rules and procedures which may

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03949933278049264322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248553446439251656.post-28596664077330488092007-07-27T21:48:00.000-05:002007-12-20T08:46:03.969-06:00

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You

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If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. -- Colossians 3:1-2 (ESV)When I think about this verse, I can only reflect back on how much time I have wasted in my life thinking about things "on earth". So much time has been spent reading books,

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A recent blog entry sent me to the Pulpit Magazine article from which this snippet comes: "Passivity toward known error is not an option for the Christian. Staunch intolerance of error is built into the very fabric of Scripture. And tolerance of known error is anything but a virtue." -- John MacArthur I often feel that many men in the church today are wandering through life, nearly oblivious

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