As For Me And My House

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This is a great word...even if you do not like this genre.

I read this over at Challies and wanted to comment. I often forget that we are being "watched" as Dr. Moore points out.  Sometimes I think that I forget that I am in a battle. Yes, the battle has been won, yes, God is sovereign in all things, yes, I find my joy in Christ and I want to live to magnify Him and enjoy Him...and no, none of those truths change the truth of : we are in a spiritual battle. Here is what Challies said:  I have been reading Russell Moore’s new book  Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ  and came across a quote—a question—that had the rough spiritual effect of cracking me over the head with a 2 x 4. As you no doubt gleaned from the title, this is a book about temptation, the forms it may take in our life, and Christ’s triumph over it. In the second chapter Moore writes about demonic powers and says that as far as temptation goes, you are being watched—you are  always  being watched. The spiritual powers out there have long experience

Checking out Math programs for the upcoming school year and came across this program. Looks very interesting. http://www.lifeoffredmath.com/ Here are a few reviews for Life of Fred http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/curriculum/reviews.aspx?id=556 http://cathyduffyreviews.com/math/life-of-fred-math2.htm l http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/reviews/review_life_of_fred_math.html http://www.livingmath.net/MathPrograms/K12Programs/LifeofFred/tabid/864/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Thought this was a clever illustration.....

she charged me $12.00 for all of this (yardstick not pictured, I think Noah hid it from me :) St. Mark's is selling their books (they had a private school) and things for practically nothing! They have a good amount of things for grades K-3 and are running low on grades 4-6. I have the contact information for the lady that you meet with. She seems to there every day but at different times. Please contact me for her information.

The moralist impulse in the church reduces the Bible to a codebook for human behavior and substitutes moral instruction for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Far too many evangelical pulpits are given over to moralistic messages rather than the preaching of the Gospel. Flipping The Switch: Why Moralism Is Not The Gospel : " Albert Mohler's  sermon at this years Gospel Coalition conference, on Christ in the old testament was very eye opening. About th..."

Flipping The Switch: Why Moralism Is Not The Gospel : " Albert Mohler's  sermon at this years Gospel Coalition conference, on Christ in the old testament was very eye opening. About th..."

Flipping The Switch: The Story (Flipping The Switch) : "The Story (Flipping The Switch)"

Angela, We mourn your loss with you and we hold you and your family in prayer. Grandmothers are a blessing from the Lord and you were blessed with so many years. I know you will miss her and will grieve the loss of that relationship. For her, well, she will be waiting for you in complete and utter joy :) We love you sister! Alma Davis born June 24, 1919, died April 10, 2011

“Dora the Doormat” and other Scary Straw Women of Complementarity

The fad may be over, but that doesn’t mean the spirit of WWJD isn’t still alive and kicking. It is. And although it may sound pretty harmless, even helpful, I would suggest that the WWJD mentality is more sinister than it may at first appear. Here are seven reasons: 1. It can turn Christianity into moralism. Now you might think, “Wait a second! God himself tells us to imitate Jesus in passages like 1 John 2:6. How, then, can asking, ‘What would Jesus do?’ turn Christianity into moralism?” Answer: because the question doesn’t assume our undeserved acceptance through the gospel. In other words, if it is not clear to me that my call to ask “What would Jesus do?” is only Christian in light of what Jesus has already done, then my default mode will be to see the imitation of Christ as the means to God’s acceptance rather than a response to the truth that I am already accepted solely on the basis of what Jesus has already done for me on the cross. 2. It can feed our self-righteousness

The Danger of Self-Defense

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Great article from the ordinary pastor! http://www.ordinarypastor.com/?p=5236

Read this article this morning and wanted to share.....I didn't want to be the only one convicted :) http://www.ordinarypastor.com/?p=7168&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Irishcalvinistcom+%28Irish+Calvinist%29