It is rare that I read anything on the Web that sets me a-nodding from the first line. Josh Harris’s reprint of “Exposing Major Blind Spots of Homeschoolers” by Reb Bradley gave me motion sickness from my perpetual head-bobbing in agreement. Beyond its look at how homeschooling parents can miss the forest for the trees, [...]
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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Discernment • Dying to Self • Godly Character • Grace • Homeschooling • Humility • Judgmentalism • Leadership • Love • Oddities • Simplicity • Youth
Tagged Acceptance, Children, Discipleship, Expectations, Grace, Gracelessness, Homeschool, Homeschoolers, Homeschooling, Judgmentalism, Legalism, Love, Self-Righteousness, Youth Ministry
If someone were to ask me what emotion best characterizes the American Church in 2011, I’d have to say fear. Everywhere I look, some self-styled church leader is playing the fear card. Christian bloggers blog about issues that instill fear. Average Christians in the pews lament the continued American downslide and point trembling fingers willy-nilly [...]
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Posted in Benevolence • Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Community • Counterculture • Discernment • Dying to Self • Faith • Godly Character • Humility • In the News • Joy • Leadership • Love • Maturity • Obedience • Perseverance • Spiritual Warfare
Tagged Anxiety, Courage, Diligence, Faith, Fear, Hope, Hording, Self-Sacrifice, Service, Soberness, Steadfastness, Survivalism, Worry
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