An Apologetic for a Rightly-Ordered Skepticism by Tom Schmidt What do you think of when you hear the word “skeptic”? The first thing that comes to my mind is someone who is skeptical of religion, the Bible, supernatural, or belief in God. A skeptic is one who bravely bucks religious dogma for scientific truth, who […]
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Is Wisdom a Myth?
IS WISDOM JUST A MYTH? Permit me to run a thought experiment. What if wisdom is just a myth? What if there is no such thing as wisdom, what if wisdom is just an arbitrary human convention? It seems to be if we live in a God-less reality—a naturalistic worldview—then wisdom is merely a myth. […]
WISDOM, SCOFFERS, AND SOPHISTRY Wisdom is the application of knowledge with virtue. Sophistry is using language and arguments as a means to winning a debate, sound clever, and trick others into doing what you want, without concern for truth or virtue. The term SOPHISTRY is derived from the ancient Greek school of the Sophists, who […]
Entrusted with a Child’s Heart in Naperville This year some of the moms in our congregation (Cross of Christ Fellowship, a church here in downtown Naperville) have begun a 25 week study on biblical principles for parenting. The study is called ENTRUSTED WITH A CHILD’S HEART. I’m looking forward to seeing how God will use […]
Cross of Christ Fellowship: Sept 2017 Newsletter Here’s the latest newsletter for our church plant here in downtown Naperville: http://mailchi.mp/362d7b86d904/prayer-requests-and-update In it, there is a recap of our Naperville Mission week, info about our upcoming outdoor worship service, and some information about a new ministry for moms we are launching this month.
Learning Evangelism from Jesus by Jerram Barrs Quotes Here’s some quotes from Barr’s helpful book, “Learning Evangelism from Jesus.” The Christian’s calling is never to retreat from the world of unbelievers into an enclave where there are only fellow Christians, nor is it a calling to personal separation, where the only people one knows are […]
Psalm 96 Sermon Prep Part 4 (Continued work on Psalm 96 sermon prep for Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville) Here’s some questions I asked in looking at Psalm 96. What do this text say? This is a Psalm that leads us to worship God, tell us others about Him, and wait for Him and […]
Psalm 96 Sermon Prep Part 3 (Continued work on Psalm 96 sermon prep to preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship here in downtown Naperville) WAIT [11] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; [12] let the field exult, and everything in it! Then […]
Psalm 96 Sermon Prep (part 2) More of my sermon prep work on Psalm 96 for Cross of Christ Fellowship. TELL [7] Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! [8] Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his […]
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Psalm 96 Sermon Prep
Psalm 96 Sermon Prep (part 1) Here’s some of my thinking and prayers as I began working on Psalm 96 sermon prep. WORSHIP [1] Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! [2] Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. […]