I have been walking my four year old son through biblical leadership these days and he has been responding wonderfully. He has learned that boys never hit girls and he rarely has a moment where he is outwardly tempted to hit is six or two year old sisters. Whether or not he is tempted in [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Functional Legalism
Posted: July 24, 2008 by RickThomasNet in Devotional Thoughts, Reflections of a LegalistLegalism is typically an easy sin for me to yield to. Being a person who has historically been concerned with what some people think of me I have found legalism to be functional, practical and easy to maintain, in a twisted kind of way of course. You see, in order to be a good legalist you need [...]
The key to any relationship is fellowship. Spiritual, biblical, caring fellowship is the functional, practical core of a robust relationship. Whether you are married or have kids or close friends it is active, animating, consistent fellowship that will keep the relationship alive and focused on God. Our animating center must be a desire to pursue [...]
Recently I enjoyed the privilege of reading the book The Gospel Primer, by Milton Vincent. I’ve excerpted some enriching and inspiring quotes for you here. I trust it will also inspire you as well as you savor the Christ. Jerry Bridges popularized the quote “you must preach the Gospel to yourself everyday”. I think this small but [...]
We were at Century Park last night to give the kids some “run around time” after a day in the house. Sometimes they can get a little stir-crazy and it serves us all to get out and let them run. Century Park is one of those wooden fort, swing, see-saw, castle, sliding board, sand and [...]
Carolyn Mahaney recently posted on her Girl Talk Blog a very helpful article on the tensions and toils of the wife laboring in the home. She points out that it is okay for the woman not to excel in everything she does. She further points out that the wife and mother should NOT feel as [...]
While on vacation recently we visited a local church meeting. It was a wonderful experience. I loved it. My wife loved it. My kids loved it. Christ was magnified. God was glorified. The people were warm and friendly. The teaching was outstanding. As a guest our family was served so well. We went away encouraged [...]
I have been thinking the past several days about a recent comment made by a friend of mine. She has been married for nearly two decades, and she told me that her husband has confessed more sin in the past few months than during the previous twenty years of marriage. What is truly amazing about [...]
