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The testimonies of four (former) false converts.
HT: Crosstalk Blog
Posted in Evangelism
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Parenting, Religion, Theology
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For Him.
Posted in Random Selections
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Parenting, Paul Washer, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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You show me a wife who is not in submission to her husband, and I’ll show you a household in disarray. Can you imagine an army where sergeants openly disrespect generals, yet expect privates to respect them. – Voddie Baucham
Posted in Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Marriage, Parenting, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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God has designed your family—not the youth group, not the children’s ministry, not the Christian school, but your family—as the principle discipling agent in your children’s lives. – Voddie Baucham
Posted in Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Daycare, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Nursery, Parenting, Parents, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Television, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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So many of our children have little idea what they believe or why they believe it. Couple this with the fact that they are fallen human beings whose natural bent is to sin, and it is not difficult to see … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Quotes, Television
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Daycare, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Nursery, Parenting, Parents, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Television, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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If our homes are to reflect our position as the people of God in the midst of the opposition of a pagan culture, we, like the Israelites, must learn to love. Our homes must be rife with the aroma of … Continue reading
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This is the thought that should be uppermost on your mind in all you do for your children. In every step you take about them, in every plan and scheme and arrangement that concerns them, do not leave out that … Continue reading
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For too long we have been committed to forms of evangelism that ignore the crucial discipleship element explicit in the Great Commission. We have been called to make disciples, not converts. – Voddie Baucham
Posted in Evangelism, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Daycare, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Nursery, Parenting, Parents, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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It is not the job of the youth pastor to evangelize my child—that’s my job. It is not the youth pastor’s job to equip (disciple) my child—it’s mine. And it is not the youth pastor’s job to send my child … Continue reading
Second-grader sent home and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation for drawing a crucifix.
After a class was instructed to sketch something that reminded them of the Christmas holiday, one student drew a crucifix. Apparently, however, according to the godless government-run public school, not only did Christ’s birth have nothing to do with His … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Persecution, Home School, News
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christian Persecution, Christianity, Christmas, church, Communism, Education, God, Gospel, Government Education, home education, Home School, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Jesus, Liberal, liberals, News, Parenting, Parents, Persecution, Politics, Public Education, public school, Religion, School, Socialism, Theology
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Care not so much for [your children] being mighty in the catechism as for their being mighty in the Scriptures. J.C. Ryle 1816 – 1900
A stark contrast between two worldviews.
In the news: The Duggar’s welcome child number 19 and a feminist who wants the planet to adopt China’s limited child policy (video).
Posted in News, Parenting
Tagged Abortion, Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Daycare, Duggars, Faith, Fox, Fox News, God, Gospel, infanticide, Jesus, murder, News, Nursery, Parenting, Parents, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Pro-Abortion, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, proabortion, prochoice, Prolife, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Theology
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I believe one of the greatest crutches in the church is the nursery. Parents who have neglected to train their children have very little encouragement to do so when there is a place to hide them. The father who should … Continue reading
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When I would yell at my children, I was teaching them that they didn’t have to do what I said whenever I said it, just when it was important enough (or I was mad enough) to raise my voice. What’s … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Education, Faith, God, Gospel, Government Education, home education, Home School, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Jesus, Parent, Parenting, Parents, Public Education, public school, Quote, Quotes, Religion, School, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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Working moms.
The U.K.’s Daily Mail has posted an interesting article entitled So Should Working Mums Feel Guilty? Although the mother interviewed wasn’t as penitent as I expected her to be, she did reveal the dirty little secret feminists won’t tell you: … Continue reading
Posted in News, Parenting
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Education, Fatherhood, feminism, Feminist, God, Gospel, Government Education, home education, Home School, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Jesus, Motherhood, Parenting, Parents, Public Education, public school, Religion, School, Theology
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In order to qualify yourselves for instructing and preparing your children for God’s service, you [must] diligently study His Word to ascertain what He requires of them and frequently pray for the assistance of His Spirit, both for them and … Continue reading
Posted in Home School, Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christian Parenting, Christianity, church, Edward Payson, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Parenting, Parents, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “Gaining the World and Losing Your Children” by Paul Washer.
Your sermon of the week is Gaining the World and Losing Your Children by Paul Washer. It is yet another challenging message directed toward fathers in how they treat their wives and children. When you are done with this sermon … Continue reading
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According to researchers, between 70 and 88 percent of Christian teens are leaving the church by their second year in college. That’s right, modern American Christianity has a failure rate somewhere around eight (almost nine) out of ten when it … Continue reading
Posted in Random Selections
Tagged Apologetics, Baucham, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Education, God, Gospel, Government Education, home education, Home School, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Jesus, Parent, Parenting, Parents, Public Education, public school, Quote, Quotes, Religion, School, Theology, Voddi, Voddie Baucham
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Sermon of the week: “Biblical Manhood” by Paul Washer.
Your sermon of the week is part one and part two of Paul Washer’s message entitled Biblical Manhood. This concludes our four-week series on manhood leading up to Father’s Day. If you only listen to one message on fatherhood this … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Biblical Manhood, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, Father's Day, God, Gospel, Jesus, Manhood, Parenting, Paul Washer, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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CrossTalk: Death of the grown-up.
Ingrid covers the arrested development plaguing many Westerners in this CrossTalk episode: Death of the Grown-up. This edition of Crosstalk begins with Ingrid’s review of Diana West’s book, The Death of the Grown-Up: How America’s Arrested Development is Bringing Down … Continue reading
Sermon of the week: “Biblical Manhood” by Voddie Baucham.
We continue with week three of our four-week series on Biblical manhood. This week’s sermon of the week is aptly entitled Biblical Manhood by Voddie Baucham. I trust that you will be blessed, challenged, convicted, and encouraged by both parts … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, Father's Day, Fatherhood, God, Gospel, Jesus, Manhood, Parenting, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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You must equip your children to function in a culture that has abandoned the knowledge of God. If you teach them to use their abilities, aptitudes, talents, and intelligence to make their lives better, without reference to God, you turn … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Parenting, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Tedd Tripp, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “The Desire To Be A Godly Man” by Paul Washer.
We continue our series of sermons on manhood (leading up to Father’s Day) with a two-part sermon by Paul Washer entitled The Desire To Be A Godly Man. The Desire To Be A Godly Man: Part One The Desire To … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Biblical Manhood, Blogging, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Parenting, Paul Washer Manhood, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology
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Sermon of the week: “Whoever Controls the Schools Controls the World” by Voddie Baucham.
Hold onto your hats. Your sermon of the week is a scathing blow to the concept of government education by Voddie Baucham entitled Whoever Controls the Schools Controls the World. Baucham clearly lays out the argument against Christian parents subjugating … Continue reading
Posted in Home School, Parenting, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Blogging, Christianity, church, Education, God, Gospel, Government Education, home education, Home School, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Jesus, Parent, Parenting, Parents, Public Education, public school, Religion, School, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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Modern American dating is no more than glorified divorce practice. Young people are learning how to give themselves away in exclusive, romantic, highly committed (at times sexual) relationships, only to break up and do it all over again. God never … Continue reading
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Many object to homeschooling or private Christian schools based on the fact that God has called us to be “salt” and “light” and to evangelize the world. Ironically, this is precisely why we chose homeschooling. The Great Commission states: “Go … Continue reading
Posted in Home School, Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, church, Faith, God, Gospel, home education, Home School, Homeschool, Jesus, Parenting, public school, Quote, Quotes, Religion, School, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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Sermon of the week: “Child Training” by Voddie Baucham.
Your sermon of the week is Child Training by Voddie Baucham. Gather the parents and children for this one. It is sure to convict and change your views on raising your children. This is one of the best Baucham sermons … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Sermons
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, church, God, Jesus, Parenting, Religion, Sermon, Sermons, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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There are many passages that teach the need to shepherd, to train, to instruct, and to discipline your children. None of these passages has getting a child to pray the “sinner’s prayer” as its focus. – Tedd Tripp
Posted in Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, church, God, Jesus, Parenting, Quote, Quotes, Religion, Tedd Tripp, Theology
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Book review: “Family Driven Faith” by Voddie Baucham.
I just completed the book Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham. Don’t let the name fool you; it has absolutely nothing to do with the purpose driven garbage being peddled by the seeker-friendly mega-churches. In fact, I doubt that this … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Recommended Books, Reviews
Tagged Apologetics, Bible, Book, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Children, Christianity, church, Family Driven Faith, God, Jesus, Kids, Parenting, Religion, Theology, Voddie Baucham
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Driven by vivid recollection of their own childhood, [some parents] are preoccupied with Billy’s and Suzie’s psychological adjustment. Books and magazines pander to these parents. They promote the latest pop psychology—all tailored to insecure moms and dads. These gurus promise … Continue reading
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