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Best turkey chef ever. My wife, not me. Trying her mother's recipe this year. Can't wait to dig in!
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Headship of a husband must be earned
The Bible is clear about the roles of men and women within a family. The man has headship over the family. He is to be the spiritual leader that drives a family’s spiritual growth.
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.1 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)
But there’s a catch. Women are meant to accept the headship of their husband with the understanding that the man is following the headship of Christ. When a man displays tendencies that he isn’t following Christ the way he should be, it negates the woman’s requirement. This may be controversial to some, but throughout 1 Corinthians the theme is give and take, if this then that. Even in this verse alone we see a conjunction of the ideal – God is head over Christ, Christ is head over man, and man is head over woman.
The first of the three cannot be broken as Christ is perfect. The second is where flawed human can break down the relationship. If man is not properly following the headship of Christ, it is not proper for the woman to follow the headship of that man. He is the conduit between Christ and the woman, and if he is not a proper conduit then the connection between woman and Christ is broken.
It’s easy for a man to point to 1 Cointhians 11:3 to demonstrate his headship over his wife, but if he is not fulfilling his role of following the headship of Christ, he should not expect his wife to follow his headship.
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Friday, November 2, 2018
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Never get pulled away from the faith. Trust me, it’s easier than most even know.
For years, I’ve felt very secure that my love for our Lord was so strong, nothing could ever pull me away from Him. In some ways, that has been true, but there’s a catch. Just because one’s love is strong enough to prevent them from being pulled completely away, that doesn’t mean they can’t be drawn away from Him while believing they are doing His Will.
I learned this the hard way. For the past two years, I’ve been engulfed in the world of politics in a way that I thought was beneficial to the faith. I fell into the trap of believing I could give a huge chunk of my life over to political endeavors that would eventually allow me to talk to a wider range of people about the Gospel. It’s the same trap that so many Christian entertainers fall into. They think if they perform songs or take on roles that help them get more popular, that they can circle back around later and reinsert their original calling of spreading the Gospel. How many Christian entertainers have we lost to the secular world?
Something held me back from completely getting immersed in the secular world of politics. Despite increasing reach and educating many people about the benefits of limiting government and bringing personal responsibility back to American government, I found that going any further would pull me too far away from the faith. That’s not to say there is no room for faith in politics, but making political gains that are substantial often requires putting aside the tenets of a Biblical worldview.
I’ve always known that a truly faithful walk in this life requires 100% of our effort. We are weak creatures. Sin surrounds us. It is especially powerful in the world of politics, but it’s present everywhere. That’s the nature of the Earth since the fall.
Piece by piece, the secular world will require us to remove the Armor of God. The deeper we go, the more our armor prevents us from navigating those waters. Inevitably, most if not all will shed all of the armor if they don’t turn back. I came close.
Piece by piece, I’m putting that armor back on.
My life is not my own. I gave it to my Lord and Savior, but attempts at success in the secular world motivated me to pull pieces of my life back to myself. Thankfully, I was awoken before it was too late. A warning to those in similar situations: Don’t go too far. Come back to the faith now. It’s too easy to lose oneself in this world.
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Proverbs 3:6 – In all thy ways acknowledge him
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.Proverbs 3:6 (KJV)
Acknowledgement is a wonderful thing. It comes in many forms. I believe most true believers who understand the Word acknowledge our Lord as the Creator and the one who makes all things possible for us. But acknowledgement means more than being thankful. When we acknowledge our Father in front of others, it can make people think.
It also acts as a note to the world that we’re open and proud of our faith. This is becoming less and less common. It needs to come back.
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Getting back in the swing of things
My biggest personal challenge from a personality perspective is allowing myself to get pulled in many directions. It isn’t my perspectives or beliefs that are swayed but how to address them and contribute to the right efforts that often leads me in more directions than I can handle. As a result, this website was allowed to slip away.
It was a tremendous mistake. I misinterpreted the growth of this site and used that as a measure of its importance. Yet, it was growing nicely, but not nearly at the pace as other endeavors. To be more specific, I was reaching more people with a conservative message on my political sites than the Biblical message on this site. What a terrible mistake to make, assuming that bulk was important. Thank the Lord, for I now realize it’s more important to reach one person with a proper Biblical perspective than a million people with a conservative, secular message.
It has taken much time to unravel myself from that world. What most here do not know is that I was working not only on spreading a conservative political message but also in promoting a federalist concept of limited government through the formation of a new political party. It was a mistake and at the end of the day the secular components of the party ended up bringing about its downfall.
I was lost, pulled in a direction that seemed logical and positive but that turned out to be nothing more than a distraction from the things I truly want to do with my time in this world. Spreading the Gospel and working with people through their spiritual challenges have always been my calling, yet I forsook them for a time because it seemed like we were heading in the wrong political direction as a nation. We still are, but I now realize it’s not my place to battle powers and principalities in that regard.
That’s not to say I will no longer be politically active, but it will no longer be my primary focus. My virtual life is here with the Judeo-Christian family we have built. I am so sorry for disregarding it for so long. Over the next few days, weeks, and even months I will attempt to rebuild what we had here and continue the mission from which I allowed myself to get distracted. It was sinful to fall into the secular trap of “get a voice here so you can spread the Gospel later.” I believe I’ve even written about the trap, yet I allowed myself to fall prey to it.
Thank you all for being patient over these past few months. Returning to the primary calling of spreading the Word of God is going to take time and won’t be easy, but I know it’s possible. All things are possible with the Lord.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
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