Episode 67 – How to Find a Church!
In the episode, Michael and Cuatro discuss how to find a local church if you are searching. What are some criteria whereby you can discern if a church is for you?
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Episode 66 – Book Giveaway! Under God, Over the People!
In the episode, Michael and Cuatro interview Oliver Allmand-Smith, author of Under God, Over the People. Listen to hear how you can enter to win a free copy of this book. Available to US and Canada addresses only. His book, Under God, Over the People, will help you understand the role of government. Oliver’s Church … Read more
Episode 65 – Canceling Church Because It’s Christmas?
In the episode, Michael and Cuatro discuss with Oliver Allmand-Smith the phenomenon of churches canceling services for the Lord’s Day due to the Christmas holiday
Episode 64 – Seeking Counsel vs Standing Firm on Convictions
In the episode, Michael and Cuatro discuss how to seek wisdom when you receive contradictory counsel.
Episode 63 – Are Nativity Scenes OK?
Cuatro and Michael discuss the Christian trend to erect, display, and defend Nativity scenes, particularly those which include an image of the incarnate Lord Jesus Christ. Are these depictions violations of the second commandment?
Ep. 055 | I’m Glad I’m Not Like This Sinner
In Luke 18, Jesus tells us of a pharisaical attitude in a man who prays “God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.” Cuatro and Michael have a take on this verse that exposes how many have misapplied this truth in the Christian … Read more
Book Review: How Can We Rescue Those Being Taken Away to Death?
Brett A. Baggett, Dusty Deevers, and James Silberman: Rescue Those: How Can We Rescue Those Being Taken Away to Death? Copyright 2021 Rescue Those INC. You can order copies here. These booklets are given away for free. I suggest Christians who benefit from this work would choose to support this ministry. About the Publisher Rescue … Read more
Book Review: Ann Judson: A Life of Self-Denial
Chapel Library’s booklet, Ann Judson: A Life of Self-Denial is the perfect length. It gives just enough information to make someone interested in reading a larger work about this dear saint, yet also gain an appreciation for Ann and learn from her life without a large investment.
Soft Chauvinism
It seems we have ventured into a time in Christianity where every time we write about or exhort women, it must be qualified in such a way as to soften any offense or blow to the reader or hearer. We live in a time of ‘soft chauvinism’ in the way we treat women in the … Read more
The Enemy of Your Enemy May Not Be Your Friend
There’s a pretty well-known quote that goes like this: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The idea is simple enough: if you have an enemy, someone else who is an enemy of that person is someone with whom you now have something in common. And he may even be a person whom it would … Read more
A Little Book on the Christian Life by John Calvin (book review)
A Little Book on the Christian Life I was surprised to find out how utterly readable John Calvin is when I first delved into reading him myself. As I stated (in other words) in my review of Simonetta Carr’s biography of Calvin, his immense contribution to Christianity made me think that somehow his writing would … Read more
You Ask Me How I Know He Lives?
A Presbyterian minister named Alfred H. Ackley wrote hundreds of hymns. One of the most well-known of these is “He Lives.” I found this article that gives some history and even an explanation of the song if you are interested. But my goal in this post is simply to offer a defense for the last … Read more