Life in West Gahannabus

Where Theology, Life, Art, and Family meet in Central,Ohio

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Kevin DeYoung on St. Patrick

Kevin DeYoung over at the Gospel Coalition has a great blog post about who is St. Patrick.  Below is his article on our famous Irish Saint.

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Luther on the Law

The Law is that word by which God teaches what we shall do, as for instance, the Ten Commandments. Now, if human nature is not aided by God’s grace, it is impossible to keep the law, for the reason that man since the fall of Adam in Paradise is depraved and full of sinful desires, so that he cannot from his heart’s desire find pleasure in the law, which fact we all experience in ourselves. For no…

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Josh Hamilton and Sin

Josh Hamilton and the Monster that Hunts Us All http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/josh-hamilton-and-the-monster-that-hunts-us-all#When:06:01:00Z

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Do We Really Want Revival?

Do We Really Want Revival? 5 Charisma News / by Daniel Norris / 1 hour ago

When we pray, “Lord send revival!” what exactly are we asking for?

When we pray it is natural to visualize the answer to our petitions. Ephesians 3:20 encourages us to envision our prayers with the expectation that God “is able to do exceedingly abundantly” more than I can think. So when we envision revival what exactly…

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Lily at Westerville Community Center

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The Importance of a Quiet Time

But, we insist, we’re in constant communication with him throughout the day. That’s good. We should have God in mind at all times. But there are just some important things we can’t do on the run. For example, daily self-examination is essential for a strong recovery. Where better to do that than away from all the noise and distractions? There, alone and silent in God’s presence, we can take a…

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Kevin DeYoung and His New Book

I have been swamped with work, my seminary education, and being dad, so I haven’t had much time to blog.

One of my favorite writers and preachers, is Kevin DeYoung who is RCA (Reformed Church of America) Pastor in East Lansing, MI.  He is tackling one of the hottest topics in the church today which is Homosexuality.  Here is an excerpt of his new book coming out this April:

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Newish Music

Here are some songs that I can relate to lately.

I am on a Michael Sweet kick.  He is the lead vocalist from Stryper.  Here is a recent video of he and George Lynch from Lynch Mob/Dokken teaming up for an awesome collaborative album called Sweet & Lynch, “Only to Rise”.  This song is called “Dying Rose”.

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NT Wright's Holy Impatience

NT Wright’s Holy Impatience

I really like NT Wright, and he has a new book entitled Simply Good News.  NT Wright is one of the most prominent theologians in the twenty-first century.  His strength is historical theology and is the best theologian that brings us into the first century and gives us the perspective of the Gospel that the Apostles experienced.  You can read more about his new book in an article entitled “NT…

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Daily Spiritual Disciplines - Prayer

Below is a blog post from my friend John Doyel who leads a ministry at Vineyard Columbus called 180 for men that strive for purity and sexual integrity in their lives.  Part of daily disciplines of being able to walk in purity is through prayer.  This prayer is a daily prayer that John showed me how do and is one that I do after I wake up every morning.  Offering my body as a sacrifice in view…

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Cool Archaeological Find in Egypt

Archeologists discover tomb of new Egyptian queen via Yahoo News Digest

Get the app and the day’s need-to-know news. https://yho.com/newsdigestall

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My Top Picks of The Year

My Top Picks of The Year

2014 has ended.  Here are my top picks for music and books for 2014.

My favorite metal song is a collaboration between Ted Kirkpatrick of Tourniquet and Michael Sweet of Stryper.  This song, Onward to Freedom has all of my favorite metal styles (power metal, thrash metal, and a little bit of extreme metal thrown in to the mix).

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David Brainerd

 I am beginning to do a Term Paper for my Church History Class at TEDS (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) on a devotional classic.  We had to choose a devotional classic that we have never read before.  Therefore, Augustine’s Confessions, Thomas A’Kempis Imitation of Christ, Brother Lawrence’s Practicing the Presence of God, or Bonhoeffer’s Cost of Discipleshipwere ones that I could not write…

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More Christmas Music We thought You'd come with a crown of gold A string of pearls and a cashmere robe…

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The Promise of Christmas

To all, today we are going to be looking at Micah 5:2-4, 9:6-7, and Luke 2:25-35 .  One of the reasons why I love the Christmas Season is that during Advent, there seems to be a heightened expectation that God is going to show up and do something big.  With the heightened expectation of Christmas, gives hope in the midst of suffering.  With all of the seasonal stress of finishing end-of-year…

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More on Forgiveness around the Holidays

April Motl defines forgiveness as:

Forgiveness is an emotional and spiritual healing process that happens between you and God.  Reconciliation is a healing process that takes place between you and another person.  Sometimes we are not able to have the reconciliation we would wish for, but we are always called to forgive.  I define forgiveness with three “R” words.

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Theocracy – Night of Silence Matt Smith's Annual Christmas Song, Night of Silence.  A little different than his other Christmas Songs.