In Defense of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye"
Joey Phillips reevaluates "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." It's better than he remembered. ...
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
October 25, 2016 | 2 Comments | Category: Book Review | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, dating, courtship, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, legalism, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Josh Harris, purity culture, courting
Joey Phillips reevaluates "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." It's better than he remembered. ...
Keep ReadingMarch 17, 2016 | 3 Comments | Category: Book Review | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Worship, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, worship music, Sovereign Grace, kids album, The Ology, U2, album review
Joey Phillips reviews the latest album, a kids album, from Sovereign Grace Music ...
Keep ReadingMarch 13, 2015 | Category: Book Review | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, poetry, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Kevin DeYoung, reviews, Hannah More, Fierce Convictions, Karen Swallow Prior, slave trade, David Platt, Do Hard Things, convictions
Jake Phillips reviews the book "Fierce Convictions" by Karen Swallow Prior, which detailed the life of Hannah More, who helped fight to abolish the slave trade in England along with Wilberforce. ...
Keep ReadingOctober 1, 2014 by Eric Garrett | Category: Book Review | Tags: book, read, John Piper, Desiring God, Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, blog, lake Nona, Lake Nona Churches, Eric Garrett, lee vista, lee vista church, redeemerchurch, redeemer, lakenonachurch, redeemer blog, church blog, Redeemer Church of Lake Nona
I'm currently doing something that I rarely do: re-reading a book. Not that I am opposed this practice, but I suppose I believe there are just too many good books I haven't read to consider going through what I've found to be excellent books that are worthy of a second read. However, I am delighted to say that I'm going against my custom right now. Because for me, John Pip...
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