Quote from Piper

“It is right to risk for the cause of Christ.  It is right to engage the enemy and say ‘May the LORD do what seems good to him.’ It is right to serve the people of God and say, ‘ If I perish, I perish!’  It is right to stand before the firey furnace of [...]

The Inauguration: A Response

Welcome, Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th president of the United States of America!

I would like to congratulate Barack Hussein Obama on being the first african-american to lead this great nation. This signifies the near-complete absence of the sin of racism in this nation and I am proud to live to see it. I would [...]

Discontinuation of Essays.

Instead of writing during my hour of school dedicated for that purpose, I am reading on how to write better. That means that I will not be posting Essays on here anymore, at least for a while. Any ideas on what I should write about? I’m doing better on spending my time wisely, [...]

A Man Shall Leave His Father and His Mother

In my prior post we started to look at Genesis 2:24. Today I want to look at part of that verse.

Gen 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

What exactly does it mean to leave father and [...]

Power

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me [...]

Do incidents from the past affect the present?

Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?
 
Incidents from the past continue to influence the present. Whether they are actual physical repercussions of the past, or an effect caused by the memories, the events that have happened in our past affect us here and now.
The past can have physical repercussions on the [...]

Losing – better than winning?

You learn more from winning than from losing because 1) you can see the other person’s winning strategies and prepare a countermeasure, and 2) you are more analytical and critical when reviewing your performance.

God’s Purpose in Marriage

Earlier I promised a series of posts on what to look for in a husband. Well the holidays and other events have taken up more time than I expected. During that time I decided to do a series of lessons with my kids about marriage more broadly. So, if you will grant me a little [...]