Being ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ Does Not Work One phrase I frequently hear from non-Christians is, ‘I’m spiritual, but not religious.’ This might be translated as following: I have a general interest in who God is, but don’t see the need to exclusively identity with a particular religion or religious perspective. What usually results is […]
Author: Tom Schmidt
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The Conviction to Lead by Al Mohler (Favorite Quotes) I tend to spend more of my time reading books about theology and exegesis, but was given Al Mohler’s recent book on leadership “The Conviction to Lead” at T4G Conference. It was a great read and has encouraged me to lead with confidence and boldness, out […]
Podcast About Cross of Christ Fellowship Last month I had the privilege of taking part in a podcast called ‘The Sower’s Almanac,” which is hosted by the guys at Ransom City Church (another church plant sent by Redeemer Fellowship). These guys are doing the extremely hard work of planting a church, and their podcast gives […]
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3 Ways We Can Know God (Machen) Machen gives us 3 ways we can know God in his book “What is Faith,’ with the third being the most vital and essential: 1. We can know God through Nature: Nature reveals God. It tells of an incredible designer, who Creator and ordered the universe. In it, […]
3 Errors of Thinking About God Today (Machen) Machen, in his book “What is Faith,” identifies 3 errors of thinking about God which were common in his day (and happen to be in ours too): 1.God is everything (Pantheism): This view identifies God as “the totality of the world” (69). Everything is a part of […]
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The Folly of Mysticism
The Folly Of Mysticism There are many today who fall for the folly of mysticism. Mysticism can be defined in many ways, but put simply it is to allow feelings, rather than objective facts which are understood to align with reality, and information found outside of the Bible to dictate one’s view and approach to […]
What is Theology? Can it be Compared to a Science? (Machen) Machen gives a very helpful definition of theology and an explanation of why it is comparable to science: “Theology, we hold, is not an attempt to express in merely symbolic terms an inner experience which must be expressed in different terms in subsequent generations; […]
It is Good to Live for the King of Glory–Psalm 1 I recently had the opportunity to preach on Psalm 1 at Ransom City Church. If you want to listen to it, go here: http://www.ransomcitychurch.org/kingofglory Below is my outline: Psalm 1: The Blessed Life Living under God’s Care (2 Ways to Live) Intro: New […]
Cross of Christ Fellowship Facebook and Twitter Pages Our Naperville church plant, Cross of Christ Fellowship, now has its own twitter and facebook page! Here’s some links to these: Twitter: Follow us at @CCFNaperville (https://twitter.com/CCFNaperville) Facebook: www.facebook.com/crossofchristfellowship Please take the time to visit our pages, follow our twitter, like and share our facebook page. Cross […]
4 Encouragements and 4 Exhortations for Christian Community This month we are starting up a new community group in Naperville. A community group is a weekly gathering of believers who meet to share their lives together for mutual fellowship, prayer, and encouragement in Christ. It is the manner in which our sending church and church […]
