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Sit down with me as we think through some tough topics in a reflective way and examine some of the difficult issues that can trouble followers of Christ. My hope is that you’ll always come away with more to think about…
RBC Ministries
- The Shack
- While Phelps Wins Gold Others Are Going Under
- What Michael Phelps Needed
- Government and Kingdom Ministries
- The Importance of Your Work
- Wounded Pride
- PGA Practice and the Basics
- Predestination and the Freedom to Choose
- Judging the Truth, Ourselves and Others
- Black, White, and Grayscale
- Olympics, National Elections, and Heaven
- Galaxies, Atoms, and Hair Counts
- Laughing til it Hurts
- Four Kinds of Wisdom
- The Sufficiency Debate
- Whose Side Is God On?August 19, 2008I do not boast that God is on my side,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. “I humbly pray that I am on God’s side.” . . .
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Our Daily Bread
- That Question I Couldn't Answer |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jul 10 2008
I mentioned in my last post that, according to an online encyclopedia, only 15 percent of the Singapore population is Christian. I’ve since learned that those numbers are based on a 2000 census that some here in Singapore believe underestimates the number of practicing Christians. The problem is that the census assumes that if a [...]
- Applying for Heaven |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jul 02 2008
We endure application forms for credit cards, employment, life insurance, and driver’s licenses. We fill them out when applying for tax credits, college entrance, and passports. Sometimes they are required when applying for church membership.
So let’s push the idea of applications to another level. Think about what it might mean to fill out papers for [...] - Children and Disciples |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 22 2008
Is there a difference between being born into the family of God and becoming a disciple (student) of Jesus? Or are these just two different ways of describing what it means to come into the family and kingdom of God? The way we answer this question will determine how we interpret the New Testament, [...]
- A Friend's Struggle For Assurance |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 23 2008
He was known in the small town where he grew up for breaking the county high school pole-vault record. Strong-willed by temperament, he also had a reputation for being a troublemaker.
When he let it be known at the age of 17 that he had decided to become a follower of Christ, the community took notice. [...] - Who Gets into the Kingdom of God? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on May 21 2008
Like Jesus, the Apostle Paul sets high standards for entering the kingdom of God. In his first letter to the Corinthians he writes: “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites…will inherit the kingdom of [...]
