In September 2016, The Atlantic ran an article titled, “How Helicopter Parenting Causes Binge Drinking” by Caitlan Flanagan. The article contrasts “good” parents with “get real” parents. Flanagan wrote: Good Parents think that alcohol is dangerous for young people and that riotous drunkenness and its various consequences have nothing to recommend them. These parents enforce … Continue reading REAL GOOD PARENTING
Inspiration’s Consequences
"All Scripture is inspired ('God breathed' ESV) of God" 2 Timothy 3:16 "For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit" 2 Peter 1:21. The Bible says it is an inspired book. It claims to be from God. His words revealed to humans … Continue reading Inspiration’s Consequences
Need Some Rest?
Taking a little time away from work has been demonstrated to make individuals far more productive at their work. The Bible tells us a lot about rest. In fact, we have rest at the very beginning of creation. God worked for 6 days and "rested" on the seventh (Genesis 2:3). This "day of rest" God … Continue reading Need Some Rest?
EMPOWERING GRACE
"By the grace of God I am what I am" (1 Corinthians 15:10). The favors of God so far exceed human hope and expectation, that often they are not believed. For God has bestowed upon us such things as the mind of man never looked for, never thought of. It is for this reason that … Continue reading EMPOWERING GRACE
Give Me the Bible
Give me the Bible– holy message shining, Thy light shall guide me in the narrow way. Precept and promise, law and love combining, ‘Til night shall vanish in eternal day. We love the Bible. We love the Bible because of its author—2 Timothy 3:16. We love the Bible because it connects us with its author—1 … Continue reading Give Me the Bible
The Holiness and Happiness of Marriage
One of the first and greatest blessings God gave to man was woman. Perhaps this gift was delayed (Genesis 2:15-25) so as to be appreciated. Being a gift from God, we can look to the Bible to see how to have the best marriage possible. A Marriage Commitment The commitment in marriage is what makes … Continue reading The Holiness and Happiness of Marriage
My Anxiety
"Casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you" (1 Peter 5:7). What an opportunity! Most likely, you know what it is like to suffer from anxiety. We have all worried about circumstances out of our control and circumstances we created ourselves. We may be one of those who struggle with an anxiety … Continue reading My Anxiety
On Being a Gentleman…
Philippians 4:5 says, "let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand" (NKJV). The word is translated as "gentle spirit" in the NASBU, "gentleness" in the NKJV and "reasonableness" in the ESV is from ἐπιεικές. Lenski comments on the word, "sweet gentleness, considerateness, Lindigkeit (Luther’s beautiful rendering) must ever emanate from … Continue reading On Being a Gentleman…
Back to School!
It's time for kids, teachers, and staff to go back to school. Summer was short, and now it's time to go back to the real world. Even though we had a break from school, we need to remember that we are always Christians. We always represent Christ. We always represent our congregation. Paul understood the … Continue reading Back to School!
Happy Life #5
What makes for a happy life? Money, cars, trucks, football, hunting? All these things can help or discourage happiness, but true happiness must be based on something greater. Find something to rejoice over God's Book says, Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Philippians 4:4. To rejoice is to "have joy again." … Continue reading Happy Life #5
Donnie's Dogmatics 