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Family Worship in 2019
At Men of the Sword, we prize a father’s role (and a grandfather’s!) in leading his family in worshiping God, primarily through reading the Bible and in prayer. With that in mind, I wanted to share Tim Challies’ 10 Ideas … Continue reading
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Eight Practical Tips
Many men were waiting for this chapter when they saw the word “practical” in the title. So many of us are wired for practicality, for getting our hands dirty and diving in to the problem or project. Too many times, … Continue reading
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Practical Foundations for Reading the Bible with Your Kids
This chapter is short and to the (four) point(s)! Having dealt with the theological foundation in chapter one, Nielson moves into some practical foundations. I must admit at the outset, I struggle to consistently read the Bible with my own … Continue reading
Purity Principle: Ch. 8 – Guidelines for Singles
The last chapter was Getting Radical, and this chapter begins the final section of the book, which could be called Getting Practical. Here, Alcorn gives guidelines to help us take the principles we’ve learned so far and figure out how to really put … Continue reading
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Purity Principle: Ch. 6 – Wise Strategies
In chapter six, Randy Alcorn begins to get very practical in the fight against sexual temptation by talking about doughnuts. Yup. Doughnuts. As in, if someone’s struggling with eating too many doughnuts, the wise thing to do is . . … Continue reading
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Purity Principle: Ch. 4 – Targeted and Vulnerable
The opening of chapter four is both refreshing and disconcerting. Alcorn is just being honest when he says that just because we can’t fathom committing adultery doesn’t mean it can’t happen. As the chapter indicates, we’re targeted and vulnerable. Targeted … Continue reading
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Purity Principle: Ch. 2 – Enlightened Self-Interest
Chapter Two formally introduces us to the Purity Principle, and it’s simple: purity is always smart; impurity is always stupid. Perhaps when you read that you were tempted to put the book down and say, “duh!” That may seem not only simple, … Continue reading
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Doing Hard Things
Oh men of the sword, let’s labor and sweat and read and confront and encourage and love our young men to become men ready to do hard things! Take a few minutes to read about Alex and Brett Harris, authors … Continue reading
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Family Worship in My Life
This post was originally posted at Pierced Blog. I have countless childhood memories of family devotions at home. Most every night of my childhood our family gathered in the living room to read from the Bible or a Bible storybook … Continue reading
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Discipline of Work – Ch. 12
Below is a guest post by Terry Hall, the chairman of VBC’s deacon board. “I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic!” How many of us wake up in the morning with this thought in mind? Even though this is a Girl Scout … Continue reading
