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The Anointed King in Exile: David’s Story and the Already/Not-Yet Kingdom of Christ

From a Reformed Baptist (1689) and amillennial perspective, the kingdom of God is not a future political program waiting to be inaugurated on earth. It is the present reign of the risen Christ, who already sits at the Father’s right … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Reasons our Kids Leave Church

We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And… Top 10 Reasons our Kids Leave Church

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Compromising our Worldview

“Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society, the way that a child catches the measles. But people with understanding realize that their presuppositions should be *chosen* after a careful consideration of which worldview is true.” ― Francis A. … Continue reading →

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Thorns our Sides

Judges 2:1-3 Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ‘I … Continue reading →

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Buying Books

Going to start off by saying I actually started writing this several weeks ago, as I was gathering my thoughts and making some notes, I started feeling bad, and when I finally got bad enough to go to the Doctor, … Continue reading →

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We Do We Teach Our Young Ones?

Originally posted on Journey of a Reformed Lady:
When talking about education, for a lot of people, it simply means getting equipped with the knowledge to join the work force and to survive as adults. Education should go far beyond…

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Multiplying Altars for Sinning

Hosea 8:11-12 (NASB) Since Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin, They have become altars of sinning for him. Though I wrote for him ten thousand precepts of My law, They are regarded as a strange thing.   We all know … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace, How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now am found T’was blind but now I see Most of us have probably sung this song many times, but how often do … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Discernment

Last year during my daily reading I read this passage in 1 Kings 13, and I have been chewing on it ever since.  I have to do a devotion at a meeting next week so I pulled this passage back … Continue reading →

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A Professional Cluture

We have become a culture of professionals. When we need our tax returns filled out we gather up all our receipts and take them to a tax professional, when we don’t feel good we go to a medical professional, if … Continue reading →

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