Category: New Testament Christianity

Child on the Altar

  “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4) I live in a place that contains a prominent church that is closely affiliated with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Over the last years, this house of under scrutinized false teaching [...]

Wednesday September 5th, 2012 in Bible, Discernment, Ephesians, Fatherhood, New Testament Christianity | No Comments »

A True Testing of the Spirits

Sometimes God answers prayers in the strangest of ways and times.  I had a prayer answered this past week.  It was a prayer that my understanding of scripture was correct and that my discernment regarding a local Charismatic organization was correct.  The story below explains this story. Last week, the area where I live was [...]

Wednesday September 5th, 2012 in 1st John, Acts, Bible, Discernment, New Testament Christianity | 2 Comments »

Tired

When I think about the people who lived during the historical timeline provided to man in the Bible, I wonder how tired they must have been.  Think about it.  As a 21st century human, much of our labor is done by robots and machines.  If we need to get somewhere, we simply jump into a [...]

Monday July 9th, 2012 in Bible, Fatherhood, Jeremiah, Mark, New Testament Christianity | No Comments »

7 Lies About Homeschooling

Saw this cute video posted over at my friend Erin’s website that is titles Sharp Little Arrows.  The video debunks 7 (almost) lies about homeschooled children.  This is worth 5 minutes of your time.  You might learn something.   Tweet

Monday March 5th, 2012 in Fatherhood, New Testament Christianity | 1 Comment »

“Sorrowful, Yet Rejoicing”

There is a paradox to the Christian life. We are truly sorrowful, yet rejoicing.

Monday February 27th, 2012 in 2nd Corinthians, Bible, New Testament Christianity | No Comments »

A Test

Here’s a test for you to take.  I’ll go ahead and admit that I failed it after I thought about it.  Let me provide some info about this test before it’s presented. This test really stems off the back of a frequently debated issue in Christianity regarding the afterlife.  ”Will individuals recognize one another in [...]

Monday January 16th, 2012 in 1st Corinthians, 1st Thessalonians, Bible, Church Leadership, New Testament Christianity | No Comments »

What We Appeal To

When I think back to my childhood, I remember the primary reason that I did not want to use bad language.  I am not sure of the origin(s) of this reasoning but to this day, it rings true in my mind. The instruction I recall was that one does not use bad language because it [...]

Wednesday January 11th, 2012 in Bible, Ephesians, Fatherhood, Marriage, New Testament Christianity | No Comments »