What about FIREPROOF the movie?

October 21st, 2008

My wife and I were blessed this evening with babysitters who urged us to enjoy an evening out together. They also asked if we’d seen FIREPROOF, the new Christian movie in theaters starring Kirk Cameron. Having heard good things about the movie and hoping we could enjoy dinner out before the 7 PM showing, we headed out for a date.

Though I’ve appreciated the faith and ministry of Kirk Cameron, I must confess I wasn’t sure what to expect with the movie. Click here to see what I thought.

Spotlight on the “Radical Homeschool Movement” Part II

October 13th, 2008

Homeschool 1Today we will look at the final three areas of doctrinal concern in regard to what I have chosen to call the “Radical Homeschool Movement.” I will also give a very brief overview of the Bible’s call to discernment in all areas, and present a brief proposal for how churches should respond.

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Spotlight on the “Radical Home School Movement”

October 9th, 2008

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Spotlight on the “Radical Home School Movement”

From time to time it is necessary to investigate certain movements and their teaching so that we are not unwittingly drawn into falsehood through a gateway that seems helpful and wholesome. This is not to say that we are to spend all our time defining what we are against, rather than what we are for - or to live our lives in haughty criticism of anything except what we are doing. However, it is vital to continually compare every idea and trend of evangelicalism to the truth of the Word in order to determine its value. Thus, today, I would like to do a very brief investigation of the extreme edges of the homeschooling movement which has taken the church by storm.

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What to do with what you read

October 6th, 2008

I’m told that a blog is a place to post things from my studies that maybe don’t make it into my sermons. I’m taking that advice. Here are three quotes from commentaries that I actually typed into my notes, but then decided I did not have time to include them. As well, based on responses to questions I asked at the end of my message on Romans 2:17-24, I’ll post those questions too. If you are interested, click here.