Gospel Living

We teach our kids more than "right and wrong" when we discipline them - we teach them about how to deal with with our anger directed at others and disagreements.  We teach them the relationship between love and the correcting hand of a parent.  Therefore, how we discipline, from start to finish, is as important as the discipline itself. Do we demonstrate self-control?   Do we model authority under God when we call them to obey authority? Finally, are we more concerned with the child's behavior than the child's heart? Kevin DeYoung channels Martyn Lloyd-Jones and  posts the following : In  Ephesians 6:4 , God tells fathers (though I think the application is fair for both parents) to raise children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. He also warns against provoking our children to anger. So how do we do one without the other? How do we discipline exasperating kids without in turn exasperating them unnecessarily?  Commenting on th...

Taped outside the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City:

Read these five sentences (written by Mike Ratliff ) and tell me if you think there is anything wrong: A God exists who created and orders the world and watches over human life on earth. God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions. The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself. God does not need to be particularly involved in one’s life except when he is needed to resolve a problem. Good people go to heaven when they die. Hmm... sounds good... kinda... I think...well, maybe... Well, if anything, it sounds close, doesn't it?  It could almost be the Gospel message, in fact.  I'm mean, that sounds like good news. At least, it was the impression that I received from some of the past churches in which I've had the pleasure to serve.  While none would promote #5, oddly enough, that was the natural conclusion for some members of  the congregations. The term bantered about ...

HT to The Resurgence . That's riiiiiight , get over it.