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Assuming the Gospel

Jason — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:19 +0000

Matt Chandler continues to be one of my heroes. Because he is preaching in the “Evangellical capital of the world.” He speaks to a lot of things that i see in myself.

There are so many reasons why people walk away from the church and Christ but I have come to believe more than ever it is because we are assuming the Gospel and preaching sanctification. This message sums it up much better than I ever could.

Matt Chandler – 20/20 2010 Session 1 from Southeastern Seminary on Vimeo.

moralistic therapeutic deism

Jason — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:39 +0000

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism has become a bit of a catch phrase in certain circles it comes from, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, a book by Christian Smith. I read it when I was in youth ministry and it shocked me. Most of our teens (and adults for that matter) don’t have a good view of what the Gospel really is.

This is a great video from the Resurgence. As someone who has worked in youth ministry I found the book Soul Searching that Dr. Horton refers to to be a shock. It is well worth the look.

The Lord Hardended Pharoah’s Heart

Jason — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:21:55 +0000

This year I am blogging as I read through the Bible in chronological order this year. This is my latest step.

We are still trucking through the Bible, and every time I read this I struggle a little. But I suppose I am struggling less and less with it now.
I was always taught that God will not violate the free will of man. That is the reason for why “This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” and yet we all know that not all will. It is simply because God allows our will to trump his own, or according to some that God can not violate our will.

But on nine separate occasions (Ex 4:21, 7:3, 9:12, 10:1, 10:20, 10:27, 11:10,14:4,18:8) the Lord says he will or did harden the heart of Pharoah. This shows God’s sovereignty in all events. But it seems to throw a monkey wrench into the idea that God can’t or won’t counter man’s free will.

Of course this is all part of the larger question of God’s sovereignty in our world. But how do you think about these passages?

Sorry this is so short I am a little short on time because of the Act Like Conference this weekend.

Oral Roberts 1918-2009

Jason — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:17:24 +0000

Oral Roberts passed away of Pneumonia yesterday. I don’t know much about his ministry, having come to faith much after Robert’s prime. I do know that he had a tremendous influence in bringing his personal brand of minsitry into the mainstream for better or for worse.

I pray that God would comfort those close to him in this time.

Desiring God on Unregenerate Children

Jason — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:33:05 +0000

Ever since I have started following Desiring God and John Piper I have been continually impressed with his wisdom and humility. If you don’t follow him you should. @JohnPiper, desiringgod

If mere external conformity to God’s commands (like don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t kill) is hypocritical and spiritually defective, then why should parents require obedience from their unregenerate children?

I suppose the main point in this quote is the word, mere. I can’t say this hasn’t crossed my mind on some occasion when I am attempting to correct my child’s behavior or even my own.

Read the entire article here

//Godfidence Tweets 2009-12-06

Jason — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

I just downloaded music from Sojourn @NoiseTrade. You can download it for FREE at http://tinyurl.com/4kj8yb #
Finally got my wave invites. Anyone want one? DM me. #
Does anyone want to read through the Bible Chronologically this year with me and keep me accountable? Serious commitment preferred. #
RT @stevenbennett2: http://bit.ly/8Iw2Su I love the Muppets. Seriously, funny stuff. –Full of AWESOME #
@nicknye Congrat Papa. I saw the name and thought at first you got surprised with a boy. #
Warming up my old Blog, http://bit.ly/4sQybz #
Why am I awake this early again? #
Check out the article: : So, long everyone http://www.improvethequality.com/long/ #
At the mall with the girls playing at playground #

De-Churched

Jason — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:43:40 +0000

Whether we realize it or not too many of us grew us there.

//godfidence coming back on line

Jason — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:39 +0000

I have been working for quite some time on my other blog (improvethequality.com) and I had completely dropped the ball in regard to //godfidence. It is my intention to bring it back on line and being posting again.

So for the two of you that may see this I hope you will keep dropping by to see what is happening on a spiritual front for me.

Improve the quality

Jason — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:01:17 +0000

I just wanted to let any of my readers know about a new project that has been in the works for some time now.

ImprovetheQuality.com is a site about improving the quality of life by simplifying and improving your financial standing. It is in beta mode at the moment so there will be some more content appearing over the next few weeks, but please stop by and let me know what you think.

One Month to live?

Jason — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:44:53 +0000

Dale at Iquitagain has thrown down the gauntlet for the month of Febuary. Can you take the 4 for 4 challenge?

http://iquitagain.com/weightloss-articles/a-month-to-live