We came back from family wedding this past weekend to realize that Minnesota (our state) passed legislation legalizing gay marriage. Gov. Dayton signed it into law last night, to be put into effect on August 1! My how times change. This new legal reality is coming to a state or municipality near you – and [...]
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Eustace, the Gospel and the Power of Story
by Bob Hayton • • 0 Comments
If you’ve read the Chronicles of Narnia, you’ll remember the character, Eustace. He’s a weasel of a boy who enjoys being a brat to his cousins. He is transported to Narnia and there meets Aslan, and becomes a different person altogether. His story is clearly analogous to the Christian life. He is confronted with the [...]
Finding Comradery with Pharisees
by Will Dudding • • 0 Comments
The Pharisees taught for commandments the doctrines of men and thus, worshiped God in vain (Mark 15:9). They took their application of Scripture and elevated it to the level of law. They took the way they tried to obey the Scripture and made it binding…
Why Bible Colleges will Be a Relic of the Past
by Will Dudding • • 0 Comments
All the hub-bub about a small Bible college in the middle of nowhere, WI., got me thinking about the value of Bible Colleges in general. Bible colleges were started during a time when Christendom was still very much a powerful force in Western culture….
Tim Keller on a Gospel View of Work
by Bob Hayton • • 0 Comments
Living out the Christian life on Monday morning is just about the hardest thing there is to do. Everything can seem so great on Sunday. The worship music is great, the time spent in the Bible so precious, and the pastor’s message equal parts (hopefully) convicting and inspiring. But when the alarm goes off on [...]