• More Thoughts on the Effeminate Church

    Douglas Wilson has posted a response to those (like myself) who took issue with his "Eleven Signs That Your Church Is Effeminate." I've talked enough on this subject, so I'll mention just one thought: Wilson sidesteps the issues his original article brought up. He defends himself and complementari…
  • the gift

    Life is a gift. Because life is a gift, children are a gift, a blessing.
  • A Social Gospel?

    The Shameful Social Gospel by T.A. McMahon Link to original article at TheBereanCall.org "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." Romans:1:16 For various reasons, Christians of different sorts have tinkered…
  • Good (And Good-Ish) Things

    Swimming Right now, my shoulders are knotted, I'm limping because I pulled a muscle behind my knee, my skin smells like chlorine, and I have water in my ears. And I love it. I love it so much. Also, my hair smells like anti-chlorine shampoo. Which, although you might think otherwise, smells aweso…
  • Feeling Hopeless

    I am in class again, feeling very uncomfortable. So, in hopes that I can get my mind on something else, I am writing on my Xanga account. I am worried about my Social Security claim that I have to go to. I finally got the court date. It’s June the 21st. I guess, I am worried about what will ha…
  • The Dangerous Tendency of Delay (Andrew Fuller)

    Andrew Fuller passed into glory on this day in 1815. Fuller, a Calvinist pastor, was instrumental in correcting the errors of hypercalvinism (which had led to a squashing of the missionary enterprise). As a result, the modern missionary movement was unleashed in the late 18th century, beginning wit…
  • My Sunday Miracle

    If you read my post yesterday, you know the beginning of this story. I was attacked by humongous, ravening tick in the van and dropped it in a moment of panic. I knew I was going to have to drive the van today and I worried about that tick last night. Then, God either performed a miracle or needed…
  • A Generation Adrift (Part II)

    A Generation Adrift (Part II) by T.A. MacMahon TheBereanCall.org http://www.thebereancall.org/content/generation-adrift-part-2 "And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and…
  • Lydia: Willing service! – Acts 16:11-15; Philippians 1:3-11

    Lydia: Willing service! – Acts 16:11-15; Philippians 1:3-11 By Pastor Lee Hemen May 6, 2012 AM Have you ever met someone for just a few moments and later wished you had more time to get to know them? The other day I met a young father who was delightfully playing with his daughter at the park. We s…
  • The Most Evil Man You've Never Heard Of

    The Most Evil Man You've Never Heard Of By Todd Strandberg http://raptureready.com/rr-evil.html If you asked 100 people whom they thought was the most evil man who ever lived, the majority of them would give the title to Adolf Hitler. The one-time dictator of Germany earned the distinction by be…