Saturday, February 19, 2011

Wrestling Girls

Should we wrestle girls? I haven't thought this all the way through yet, but here are two contrasting articles on the subject. Read them and tell me what you think. I do know that I have this temptation to side with Rick Reilly because I don't want to be made fun of. I also have this temptation to side with John Piper because they thought about adding him to the list of apostles in the bible. The trinity would have been blasphemous and would it be called the quadinity? I digress, to a lot of you it seems like no big deal. I don't mind my daughters being a little tomboyish. I'm not a big fan of prissiness. I think that Piper makes an excellent point on not wanting my daughter touched in that way. I also think that boys and girls are different(profound, I know). Stereotypes when it comes to sex are abundant. The thing is, I don't mind most of them. God created us different and I believe we have different ways of glorifying God. Men may glorify God with their strength while girls honor God with their beauty. Rather than running away from the biblical view of manhood/womanhood towards "equality", we should run towards the bible. Embrace the differences and celebrate them.


Over My Dead Body, Son
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Reminders Are More Effective Than Rebukes

I commented in my sermon yesterday on how being hung up on our sin is not a sign of Holiness, but a sign of pride. Our repentance shouldn't come from when we're upset about how sin has affected us. Or we shouldn't be upset because we thought we were more righteous than that. Because you're not. In Psalms 51, David tells God against You, against You only have I sinned. Our sin is against God. That is serious stuff, but sinning against God should always drive us to the gospel. Being humble isn't beating yourself up, it's lifting Jesus up. Never let you or the devil have the final word on your sin, let Jesus.
Exalt HIM!

This link is excellent. This guy is way cooler than me.
Reminders Are More Effective Than Rebukes

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Lessons in Faith from ‘Jersey Shore’

I am in no way endorsing Jersey Shore, but do feel like it's time for confession. I"ve been snowed in from work and have watched a little Maury, Steve Wilkos, and Real Housewives. These are facts I'm not real proud of. Pray for me.


Lessons in Faith from ‘Jersey Shore’