The True Christmas Spirit

With the Christmas season here, I can't help but think of all those Christian brothers and sisters scattered among us who, because of conscience, do not observe Christmas.  I recently sent an email to one, and found myself deleting the 'Merry Christmas' conclusion, in place of 'Warm Blessings in the Lamb.'  Now, I don't hold to this position myself, but Scripture commands me to regard their conscientious objection with the utmost sensitivity, as they are a perfect example of a modern-day equivalent to the 'weaker brethren' in 1st-century Corinth.
This is one of the Biblical principles many of us have completely backward today:  

A Christmas Meditation - American Style

In 2002 the federal budget was $2.1 trillion and the federal debt had reached $6 trillion.  To help you get a handle on the meaning of this, suppose that the day Christ was born, you had $2.1 trillion to spend ... if you spent $3 million a day, each day, you would barely have completed your task by the year 2000.


- R.C. Sproul Jr.,  Biblical Economics

Irresistible Grace

Karissa Noel - 6lbs, 14oz.  What a blessing!

The Theological 12 Days of Christmas

From our brothers at the Reformed Baptist Seminary - Enjoy!

How Deep our Rabbit Hole Goes ...

The dope culture was a part of it, of course, and the rock-n-roll culture, but I think the relaxing of our morals really started with the birth control pill.

- Walter Cronkite, pinpointing the beginning of the decline of American Morality in Cronkite Remembers

16,000 Itching Ears Can't Be Wrong ... can they?

The following is a contrast that James White posted on the RB Fellowship Blog.  It is worth noting here with the words of George Whitefield in mind: The reason why congregations have been so dead is because they have dead men preaching to them. How can dead men beget living children?

Why - God Willing - I am going to start a homeschool tutorial

College Degrees More Expensive, Worth Less in Job Market

By KRISTI OLOFFSON Wed Dec 9, 4:55 pm ET

Employers and career experts see a growing problem in American society - an abundance of college graduates, burdened with tuition-loan debt, heading into the work world with a degree that doesn't mean much anymore.