The Biblical Mandate What criteria do we use to evaluate our children’s education? Worldview? Education quality? Return on investment? Prestige? Parents evaluate educational choices based on a wide variety of issues. Obedience to scripture is the only core requirement by which Christian parents are required to structure their lives, and the area of education for …
When our first child was ready for school, we put her into a public school. We had reasons. We wanted her to be in the world, learn how the world works and be prepared. We wanted our family to be “light” in the world (for want of a clearer way of putting it) by teaching …
From “Instruments in the redeemers hands” by Paul Tripp, p39-41 (the entire book is assigned reading for this week). In explaining Genesis 1:26-28 Tripp makes the point that there is something unique about God stopping and actually speaking to the two humans he had just created. He hadn’t done this with other creatures; for previous …
There are so many today who believe that science is the one form of truth of which we can be sure. You hear it all the time. If the scientists say it is so, it must be. It is even becoming fashionable to question the legitimacy of politicians who take issue with certain scientific theories. …
This Psalm contains two key themes interspersed throughout the Psalm. The first is contained in verses 1-2, 5-8 and 11-12 and consists of David’s explanation of the Lord and who he is.
God is at work in world affairs. For example, did you know that the son of one of the founders of Hamas (the terrorist organization that took over Gaza) has become a Christian? In fact, he became a Christian over four years ago and continued to server his father for several years and was influential …
I stumbled upon this article – a review of sorts – of “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins on Christianity today. If you don’t know Alvin Plantinga, his considered by many to be one of the smartest philosophers alive today. And it happens that he is a Christian. So, it is very interesting to read …
We studied creation last night, as we are starting an overview or a survey of the Old Testament in our home group. When preparing for the study, I looked in depth at some arguments for an old earth in Genesis 1. One of the interesting threads I looked at was this one. I have no …