So What Is the Alt-Right?
Jacob Phillips on the alt-right, white panic and the ways in which we subtly affirm our cultural values as preferential to others. ...
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....
August 17, 2017 | 2 Comments by | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Racism, culture, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jim Crow, Trump, alt-right, ethnicity, white panic, Charlottesville, KKK, neo-Nazi
Jacob Phillips on the alt-right, white panic and the ways in which we subtly affirm our cultural values as preferential to others. ...
Keep ReadingMarch 27, 2017 by | Category: Current Events | Tags: Lake Nona Church, Redeemer Church, lake Nona, abortion, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade, Trump, SCOTUS, Gorsuch, Judge Gorsuch, originalism, textualism, jurisprudence
Jake Phillips analyzes Judge Gorsuch's answer regarding Roe v. Wade, and whether it should give pro-lifers cause for concern. ...
Keep ReadingAugust 10, 2016 | 4 Comments | Category: Current Events | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Racism, abortion, politics, voting, Trump, Redeemer Church Lake Nona, Clinton, Hillary, consequentialism, ethical theories, deontological, dissent, Thabiti, Grudem
Joey Phillips talks about ethical theories and why he's dissenting from this election. ...
Keep ReadingJune 30, 2016 by | Category: Current Events | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, abortion, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade, Europe, science, Trump, SCOTUS, The Daily Show, women's rights
Jake Phillips writes about the recent Supreme Court decision and the future of abortion and the pro-life movement. ...
Keep ReadingMarch 1, 2016 | 3 Comments | Category: Current Events | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Make America Great Again, Donald Trump, Trump, 2016, primaries, Super Tuesday
Jake Phillips takes issue with the "Make America Great Again" slogan...
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