Recommended Reading – July 28, 2018

Recommended reading from Pastor Louie. This is so sad and so revealing. Oregon’s Hypocrisy: Abortion and a Case of Parental Neglect. This is really good!!! A Sober Warning from the Earliest Christians. This is an excellent article for those of us tempted to live in the past(reminisce too much). The Most Dangerous Place to Live. Several real good thoughts here. Understanding gives way to compassion. About that frustrating recurrent sin. Is Your Sin Just Playing Possum?
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Recommended Reading – July 14, 2018

From Pastor Louie: Good words on anger. Angered At and Angry With. This is incredibly sad. It is yet more evidence of our culture’s rejection of Biblical sexuality. Her Name is Monroe Christine. This is logically brilliant. A (Not So) Revolutionary Strategy for Great Quiet Times. Types to totally avoid. The Types of Members That Do Not Build the Body.
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Recommended Reading – July 7, 2018

From Pastor Louie: Religious liberty and same sex marriage. My State Turned My Life Upside Down Because of My Religious Beliefs. The challenge of the church in a secular age. Keeping the Faith in a Faithless Age. Great antidote to the “life is not fair”syndrome.  Sensing That This Isn’t Fair. This is a great series. I encourage this and the other segments. The 10 Commandments of Progressive Christianity #5: Are Questions More Important than Answers? What the MeToo movement reveals about the sexual revolution. A Time of Reckoning.
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Recommended Reading – June 16, 2018

This week’s recommended reading from Pastor Louie. Short and profound…for every parent and grandparent. Parenting and the Cultural Pressure to Conform. Clear thinking on a hot issue. It’s Not Bigotry to Believe Homosexuality Is a Sin. Swindoll is one of my all time favorites.This interview is full of wisdom. The Problem with Pizzazz. A great definition of success. How to Avoid the Worst Form of Failure. On educating our children. The Golden Age of Education Innovation: There are Alternatives.
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Recommended Reading – June 2, 2018

Recommended by Pastor Louie: Our young people need to understand this. What Is My Calling? (And Is That Even a Good Question?) Great lessons from the book of Esther. 20 Truths from Faith Among the Faithless. Excellent thinking on several areas of life. 20 Truths from Trevin Wax’s This Is Our Time. Good words on staying teachable. What Proverbs Teaches about Being Teachable. Another harmful part of our culture. The False Gospel of Expressive Individualism.
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Recommended Reading – April 21, 2018

Some suggested readings from Pastor Louie. I thought this was excellent, especially since we have believers from Africa attending our church. Why There’s No Such Thing as African Christianity. Good words for troubled marriages. On the positive side,however, God doesn’t want us to just “stay together miserably”. Get some counsel so you can “stay together Biblically”. 10 Common but Illegitimate Reasons to Divorce. Another good argument for Creation. Evolution and a Universe as Young as Humanity. Contrasting current culture with what Paul really said. 6 Relevant Things That Saint Paul Never Said.
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Recommended Reading – March 24, 2018

Some suggested readings from Pastor Louie. A must for all Christian parents…whether you home school or not. Homeschool Will Not Save Them by Scarlett Clay. This is so good…Now more than ever. Is Hospitality Your Mentality? by Jen Oshman. For those interested in the passing of Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking 1942–2018 by Dr. Danny R. Faulker. I pray that our church will excel at this.(Thinking of all the great photos of children/teenagers we saw last Sunday.) It Takes a Church To Raise Your Child by Tim Challies. Great stuff for every parent and grandparent. How Do We Encourage Our Children to See the Church as Valuable? by Stephen ...
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