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Clinging to God and Grammar, By Carl R. Trueman

In times past, progressive politicians described those they despised as clinging to “God and guns.” I suspect that we are not too far from a time when they will insult those they deplore for clinging to God and grammar. That might sound an odd claim, but the days are coming rapidly to an end when it was morally acceptable to think that language, among its many functions, had a positive relation to reality. Today, dictionaries and grammars look set to become relics of a bygone age of evil oppression.

First-Person: Why a pastor should pastor his children first, By Bobby Jamieson

fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Eph. 6:4).

I’ve heard it said that a new father has lots of opinions and no experience, and one with grown children has lots of experience and few opinions. My oldest child is 10, so I suppose I’m halfway there. Some days it seems the only sign of accumulating experience is that my confidence about how to parent steadily drains away.

The Bible is God’s Word, By Adam W. Greenway

Words matter. Without them, we cannot make claims or delineate truths. Sometimes, the claim we want to make or the truth we want to delineate focuses on just a single word. Indeed, a recent article illustrates the importance of the very word, “word.”

Google’s ban on pro-life ads biased, divisive, SBC tech ethicist says, By Tom Strode

NASHVILLE (BP) – Google’s ban of ads by a pro-life organization reflects the frequent bias in the abortion debate and the deepening divisions in the culture, a Southern Baptist specialist in technology ethics said.

7 Ways to Help Church Members Grow in Bible Study Skills, By Y Bonesteele

According to a study from Lifeway Research, “57% of Protestant churchgoers say they find it challenging to make sense of the Bible when they read it on their own.” Individuals in your church may lack the skills to know how to interpret and understand the Bible in its proper context and with God’s intent in mind due to being a new believer or not having the proper training.