Is the Authority of Scripture Limited to Ethics and Morality? (Guest Post–Dan Tsouloufis) Many people contend that the authority of Scripture is limited to ethics and morality, whereas “science” is the authority on everything else. This of course opens up the door to marginalizing Scripture. So to address the issue regarding what it would look like where Scripture […]
Author: Tom Schmidt
Christian, husband of Rach, Church Planter,musician,
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Illusions of Freedom
Illusions of Freedom Examples of Illusions of Freedom: Debt: I’m free to purchase the item I want even if I can’t afford it. But I’m now enslaved to the Debtor until I can pay off what I owe. Sin: I’m free to reject the one true God and His ways. In reality, we cut ourselves […]
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Freedom and Identity
Freedom and Identity Have you ever considered how much IDENTITY is linked to FREEDOM? This is something I’ve been pondering this week. I think that how we understand identity will shape how we think of what freedom is and looks like. For instance: a musician is most free when he has unhindered access to his […]
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Freedom
Freedom Biblical worldview: As creatures made in God’s image we are given a particular freedom and dignity to make decisions. We are not slaves to our genes or pre-programmed machines; we are have true freedom—though a limited freedom. Only God—the one true God in all of existence who has revealed himself in the Bible and […]
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 […]
