“You are are on verge of victory, or the enemy would not show his hand.” (Pastor Stidham) “Lifting you up in prayer right now brother! psalm 91!” (Jay Burke) “July 6, Morning “Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” – Pro 1:33 Divine love is rendered conspicuous when … Continue reading »
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Why I Chose Ministry Over Politics and Medicine
[My friend asked me why it was I felt called to go into ministry. With my background, I had been determined to either become a lawyer or a doctor (Otorhinolaryngologist), and then run for public office in legislative politics. He asked me why I chose ministry over these options, and my response is below.] Luis: … Continue reading »
Jesus Healing Ministry and the Relation Between Faith and Works (Mt 8, Eph 2)
Ill prepared for teaching a youth bible study last Wednesday, I decided to do what every sober minded youth pastor who had not prepared in advanced does: Pray and simply go through the Word. We had been doing a chapter by chapter study on the book of Matthew, and after discussing the wonderful teachings of … Continue reading »
My Experience with Soulforce
Recently I learned Soulforce, a gay activist group that attempts to express how Christians commit spiritual violence by adhering to thousands of years worth of Church teaching and tradition on the subject of homosexuality & sin, was coming to visit my Seminary (Southeastern Baptist, SEBTS). Being a student of Ethics, and having recently written a … Continue reading »
On Christian Love, Order, Law, and Government: Loving Your Enemy and Everyone Else
NOTE: A PDF version written in outline form can be found here: On Christian Love, Order, Law, and Government. This response mainly targets this comment, which was tweeted by a friend of mine. “Christians once used Scripture to support slavery. We now shake our heads in bewildered disgust. Someday so it will be with military … Continue reading »
Christ and Prophecy
I have always been interested in finding ‘proofs’ for Christianity, if such a thing could even be done. It has led me to study apologetics, philosophy, ethics, world religions, etc. As I was reading through my Holman CSB, I found an interesting article regarding a list of related Messianic prophecy. It is from my own … Continue reading »
I am VERY excited about this: Glo Bible
Bahnsen and Stein Debate. Christianity vs. Atheism.
The Great Debate. Bahnsen and Presuppositional Apologetics. http://www.sbbic.org/Greg-Bahnsen-vs-Gordon-Stein-The-famous-debate-that-people-still-talk-about.mp3
IS SEXUAL IDENTITY FIXED? RESPONDING TO THE WILDFIRE MYTH OF ‘GENETIC HOMOSEXUALITY’
IS SEXUAL IDENTITY FIXED? RESPONDING TO THE WILDFIRE MYTH OF ‘GENETIC HOMOSEXUALITY’ A Research Paper Presented to Professor Daniel R. Heimbach In partial fulfillment of the requirement for ETH6550B Moral Foundations of Marriage & Family Leonard O Goenaga Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary December 10, 2009 IS SEXUAL IDENTITY FIXED? RESPONDING TO THE WILDFIRE MYTH OF … Continue reading »
Community
Greetings! God has destined us for community. Since Genesis, we have been designed to participate in collective bodies. Ultimately, God Himself lives in community with Himself (trinity), and by His grace, extends an invitation to participate this majestic community. We find purpose in this community. Our intended design, our meaning, is to come into community … Continue reading »
