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Hasty Conclusions

Each week at The Shepherd’s Church, we preach short homilies on the law of God and have decided to share those here as a resource to the people of God. This week, the command not to bear false witness.

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Fleeing Sin. Fighting Sin. And The Wisdom To Know The Difference

Some sins must be fled. Others must be fought. Wisdom is knowing the difference.

Scripture commands us to run from temptations that grow stronger through proximity, while standing our ground against sins that must be mortified within. This article explores the difference between holy retreat and holy resistance, and why Christian courage means neither always running nor always fighting, but obeying Christ in both.

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The Manliness of Singing

Christian men were never meant to mumble through worship while the women carry the room. From Moses and David to the Huguenots and Christ Himself, Scripture and history show that bold, thunderous singing belongs to strong men who know their King reigns and are not ashamed to sound like they believe it.

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Caught In The Currents

The current didn’t need my permission. It didn’t need me to agree with it. It only needed me to stop paying attention.

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Stop Calling Yourself The Head of Your Home

“A lot of Christian men like the word headship because it offends feminists and sounds strong without costing them anything. They like the idea of a wife who will submit to every whim his foolish heart can conjure and children who obey like little robots. But when headship starts demanding blood, sweat, tears, repentance, discipline, protection, grit, courage, and the kind of sacrifice that takes intestinal fortitude to muster… Well, they suddenly go missing.”

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