When we resist what the scriptures teach, it may be because the Bible challenges our assumptions about who God is and how He should act. In this video, Dr. Burk Parsons reflects on his previous objections to the “Doctrines of Grace”. I became a little before I understood the doctrines of salvation. My doctrine about […]
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I remember those early years in my troubled church where it was so hard to preach. It’s pretty hard to try to figure out who you are as a preacher, but having to do it in a place where there seemed to be widespread disinterest and sometimes even hostility, right?It was particularly difficult. Few people
Disappointment is a disconcerting reality in many ways, whether out of betrayal, unfulfilled promises, lies of all kinds or violent attitudes, disappointment, in a way, leaves sharp outbursts that cut off your heart. In the face of disappointments, the following questions often arise: How to start life again after a great disappointment, what direction should
“Pastor Ken, I was here before you got here, and I’ll be there after you go. A former member of my first church said this more than 40 years ago, when she and I disagreed with the mission of the church. friendly discussion, but the boundaries were clearly drawn in an intractable way. Although she
Simple I can think of singles as I think of “gordices” because being single has its obligations, but also its pleasures. Don’t let your life go in vain or. Better yet. In the course of celibacy Look. I don’t want to be you. We all have our sufferings. Our anxieties. Our fears and our discomforts
I shudder every time I hear the testimony of a Christian who grew up in church and only later came to understand some basic points of faith. Of course, some things are hard to understand. We must drink milk before we eat meat. I am not disappointed by people who have never learned the word
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