No Condemnation

JP: Romans chapter 8 is the chapter I read when I am discouraged! I cannot think of a more uplifting chapter of the Bible.
[it has been said] that if the Holy Scriptures were a ring, and the epistle to the Romans its precious stone, chapter eight would be the sparkling point of the jewel. It [...]

What is wrong with anything?

JP: Worthwhile article on morals and sexuality. This is more than a “don’t do it” article! Trust you will read it!
What’s Wrong with Sex Before Marriage?
Excerpt:
What is wrong with sex before marriage? How about: ‘What is wrong with anything?’ In other words, where do you get the moral code by which you live your life? [...]

Ideas Have Consequences

JP: Worthwhile article on worldview and presuppositions by Henry Morris. Lamanzo Winch from Fourth sent me the article link. I highly encourage readers to click through to read the entire article.
Ideas Have Consequences
Excerpts:
Every idea, all religions (belief systems)–even scientific theories–have foundational concepts that are unprovable by physical means and intellectual acumen.
This is so commonly understood [...]

The List, the line, the look

JP: From Warren Vanhetloo’s Cogitations (# 1130 06.15.09). See additional comments below the quote.
[the following uses “legalism” in a colloquial rather than the theological sense, but the message is clear]:
I grew up in a Christian home, had parents who loved me and loved God. I went to church every Sunday, learned [...]

The Chain of Maturity

JP: For those interested, here are my message notes from speaking to the Golden Agers on Wednesday June 17th. Image is of a Ford assembly line and the final inspection point. What a beautiful 1952 Ford!

Saint Paul Saints game

What: Saint Paul Saints game
Who: Anyone who wants to attend
When: Saturday, July 25, 2009 / 5:30pm – 11:30pm
Meet where: Meet at the church at 5:30 p.m. sharp–no stragglers.
Sign up by: Please be advised there is a FIRM July 8 deadline to be included with group seating, since Saints games are popular.
Sign up how: 4BYA FaceBook [...]

The Uncertainty of Riches

JP: John MacArthur on the uncertainty of riches.
The Uncertainty of Riches
Excerpt:
A very real danger facing American Christians is the temptation to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches. To base their hope on the uncertainty of riches, instead of God, is foolish. Proverbs 11:28 warns that “he who trusts in his riches will fall.” [...]

The mindset of the silicon nursery

JP: Good read on technology and the Air France disaster.
Technology: tool, toy or god?
Excerpts:
The stunned reaction to the Air France plane crash this week had me thinking about technology and our faith in it.
You could have taken the headlines — “Flight 447 Is Missing” — straight out of the 1960s. In those times, “Mystery Plane [...]

Randy Alcorn: on Debt

JP: Some brief thoughts on debt:
Randy Alcorn: Paying Down Debt and Giving
Through debt sometimes we unconsciously try to maneuver God into a position where he’s obligated to “provide” in the form of our future payments. In a role reversal, we set up the rules of the game and then expect God to play by them. [...]

Hero Worship versus Holy Emulation

JP: Excellent read. Select the link for the full article with the Scripture references.
John Piper: Hero Worship and Holy Emulation
Excerpt:
In spite of all the legitimate warnings against hero worship, I want to risk waving a flag for holy emulation—which includes realistic admiration. Hero worship means admiring someone for unholy reasons and seeing all he does [...]