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Should Women Wear Head-Coverings in Church?
Quick – tell me where you will find this inscription: RHK.DTK 5/30/92 Song of Songs 8:6 – 7 Here’s a hint – “14k” follows all of this. Yeah, I know – the picture gave it away – that’s right, it’s the inscription inside my wedding ring, and in order to take a picture and give… Continue reading
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The Old Testament Show
Do you remember The Truman Show, a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey? It was the story of Truman Burbank (Carrey), a reality T.V. star who lives his life in quiet suburbia…not knowing he is a reality T.V. star. Truman’s entire life is filmed before thousands of hidden cameras and daily broadcast all over the world,… Continue reading
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The Pastoral Payday
It’s a rather gauche topic, I’ll admit, but since the Bible broaches the subject of pastoral paydays, I don’t think it wrong that I do the same. Today is payday at Edgewood. It actually comes every two weeks on Friday (though direct deposit actually gets it to me a day early) and I think I speak… Continue reading
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Knowledge…or Love?
Around the Knowlton house, we’ve had a few air mattresses through the years, but I don’t think we’ve bought one lately. As far as I can tell, they aren’t worth whatever money you spend on them. Just one nick, one tiny little hole, and you’re sleeping on the cold, hard ground. I know you can patch it,… Continue reading
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Divorce and Remarriage in Light of Eternity
Seminary never really prepared me for marriage and divorce issues in the church. My professors tried, mind you, and I got the basics in my New Testament and ethics classes. It was there that I came to the common evangelical understanding of when divorce (and thus subsequent remarriage) was appropriate or permitted. Like most, I hold to… Continue reading
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A Mother’s Sad, Sexual Advice to Her Teen Daughter
I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I still was. A few months ago, I was thumbing through the February 9, 2015 issue of Time magazine, and I happened on the essay by Susanna Schrobsdorff, titled Be Brave, Be Safe, subtitled, Advice to my teen daughter on handling the inequities of campus life. (The web article that… Continue reading
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Judge Others…So They Will Not Be Judged
One of the most misunderstood verses in the Bible is Matthew 7:1, where Jesus says, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” (ESV) Far too many people have taken that to mean that we should never confront brothers and sisters in their sin. But surely Jesus is thinking about final judgment, i.e. condemning others to Hell,… Continue reading
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The “Self-Esteem” Problem…Solved
“…I do not even judge myself.” 1 Corinthians 4:3 (ESV) In his very short work, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness, Tim Keller offers a wonderful insight on the question of self-esteem from his study of 1 Corinthians chapter 4… “If someone has a problem with low self-esteem we, in our modern world, seem to have only… Continue reading
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What Happened When Chuck Swindoll Left
Ever heard of Dale Burke? He wrote a book on leadership, but he may be even more famous for the person he followed in pastoral ministry. Dale is the pastor who in 1993 followed Chuck Swindoll as Senior Pastor at Fullerton Evangelical Free Church. Some readers may be unfamiliar with Chuck, but many will know that he is… Continue reading
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Reading God’s Mind
Annie and I recently finished watching a season of a T.V. show called The Tomorrow People. It was kind of fun, but was apparently cancelled after its first season, which I guess wasn’t a great loss. Anyway, the tomorrow people had extraordinary powers like the ability to transport themselves from one place to another or… Continue reading
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