The Daily Docket (5/7/14)

Constitutional Wisdom and Common Sense on Ceremonial Prayer— Albert Mohler shows how “political correctness” received a common sense correction from the Supreme Court. “Justice Kennedy stated clearly and boldly that today’s interpretation of the Constitution must be guided by the actual practices of the framers. In other words, the Constitution must not be read to …

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The Daily Docket (5/6/14)

Supreme Court Declares Prayers at Council Meetings Constitutional— The Supreme Court has upheld the right of local officials to open town council meetings with prayer, ruling that this does not violate the Constitution even if the prayers routinely stress Christianity. 5 Signs Your Child May Not Be Saved— Only God knows our hearts. But Jesus …

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The Daily Docket (5/5/2014)

Texas Abortion Clinics are Going Out of Business— “I can’t find anyone to deliver water or resurface the parking lot, because they’re against abortion. I can’t get someone to fix a leak in the roof,” said Amy Hagstrom Miller, CEO of Whole Women’s Health. Intellectual Discipleship— “A failure of Christian thinking is a failure of discipleship, …

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The Daily Docket 5/2/14

Dear Rachel Held Evans— Playing off of yesterday’s topic of discernment, here’s an interesting post from a mom, explaining why she fears the influence Rachel Held Evans on her daughter more than Miley Cyrus. My Wife Has Tattoos— The plan God has for your life may not be your plan.  It may be much better …

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The Difficult Discipline of Discernment

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God.  You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child.  But solid food is for the …

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Monday Musings

Conversion isn’t merely a good feeling.  It’s not just a change of mind.  It’s not turning over a new leaf.  Those things may happen, but they can happen for reasons other than conversion.  True conversion is unique.  It’s born out of repentance and faith, and its fruit is a changed life. J. Mack Stiles, Evangelism The book …

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Monday Musings

Conversion isn’t merely a good feeling.  It’s not just a change of mind.  It’s not turning over a new leaf.  Those things may happen, but they can happen for reasons other than conversion.  True conversion is unique.  It’s born out of repugnance and faith, and its fruit is a changed life. J. Mack Stiles, Evangelism The …

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The Daily Docket 4/24/14

The Me Time Myth— This article is very beneficial.  I’m beginning to see some who are divorcing Chrsitian responsibility and ministry from their family. “Me Time isn’t the glorious missing piece in our lives. Life actually isn’t all about us, as some would have us believe. Our time belongs to God, to our children and …

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The Daily Docket 4/23/14

Bart Ehrman’s Latest Book— This is a good article on the premise behind Ehrman’s latest book, and all of his books. Ehrman begins with the premise that the New Testament isn’t reliable. “Ehrman’s explanation for how Jesus’ divinity evolved is pretty implausible without his fundamental premise that the New Testament was not written by eyewitnesses” …

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Bible Study Tools: A Study Bible

Through his careful research and later book, The Shape of Faith To Come, Brad Waggoner and his research team identified daily Bible study as the number one indicator of Christian maturity.  If you want to grow in Christ, it seems, the best way to do that is to spend time with him in his Word.  Paul admonished …

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