Monthly Archives: November 2005

The blog will resume on Saturday. Friends and readers, I am sorry to have fallen off in blogging this last week. I was swallowed by a fish called Hebrew last week. I was spat from its mouth just yesterday, but … Continue reading →

A few days ago I talked about the need for fathers who discipline their boys. I want to highlight that quality for one more day, because I think that this point is perhaps the most significant of all I’ve covered. … Continue reading →

Dads give sons a hero to emulate, a protector to depend upon, and an authority to answer to. The third aspect I’ve chosen to spotlight is this: discipline. The discipliner. Boys are naturally grubby little buggers. They get into stuff, … Continue reading →

Dads provide heroism in a tangible way for their sons. But that is not all they offer their boys. The strong one. There is tremendous comfort for the boy who has a strong father. He knows that he is safe … Continue reading →

I just started a series on what the natural family means to a boy. First, let’s look at what having a dad means to his son. There are four components that came to mind in thinking over how having a … Continue reading →

I recently concluded a series on edification which I hope you enjoyed. Before I jump into my next series of blogs, I want to quickly say that I appreciated the comments of Al and Meghan who followed the edification discussion … Continue reading →

Okay, so most people who read this blog will never visit the seminary I attend, Southern Seminary. That’s admitted. It may surprise you, then, that I am posting yet another piece of content from the “History of the SBTS” website. … Continue reading →

Over the past fifteen months, I’ve had the privilege of working on an overview history of the seminary I attend, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the seminary was founded in 1859. It’s one of the oldest … Continue reading →

Having covered extensively the effects of a “poison-pill” thinking on our own spirituality, I turn now to the way that this affects our daily lives. This blog brings us back to the question that started this whole deal: what is … Continue reading →

Once in a while, you think to yourself, are the members of the Pure Planet really that good? You’re sure they are, but then you have an unpleasant encounter with them, and you get to wondering. The one who has … Continue reading →