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Gary Spencer & Cornelius Van Til: A Tribute to Two Men Who Shaped My Worldview

My father was never a wealthy man, monetarily speaking, but among the few valuable physical possessions he left were his books.  Back in the Spring I decided to read Van Til's Apologetic by Greg Bahnsen after discussing it with a friend.  I went on Amazon to buy a copy, but, after seeing the price, I remembered that my father had a copy, so I claimed it and dug in.  I'm glad I did. Reading this book, this copy of this book, was one of the most surreal experiences of my life, primarily for two reasons.  Firstly, my father conveniently marked in this book (see pics below) with various colors of highlighters, which allowed me to underline in black pen without disrupting his markings.  I typically prefer to buy fresh, unmarked copies of books so that I can mark them up myself, but there was definitely something cool about reading and marking up a copy of a book that my father had so heavily marked himself.  It was as if I were following a path trodden by my fa...

Police Shootings, BLM, & the Breakdown of the Family

It is nearly impossible today to turn on the TV or to open a social media app without being bombarded by racial tension.  Cops are shooting people, athletes are kneeling and tweeting, and rioters are destroying their own cities.  It would be an understatement to say that our current situation is unsustainable. Conversations regarding racial issues always seem to gravitate towards  blame .  Whose fault is it?  Upon whom can we place the blame for the current state of our society?  Who should make reparations for past sins that have led us to this point?  White men?  Black men?  Fascists?  Marxists?  Western Civilization?  Colonialists?  The Patriarchy?  A number of options have been proffered, but, of course, there is no individual group or cause that is responsible for the economic and social unrest that plagues our nation.  It is a complex problem with a variety of causes, the chief of which is simply human depr...

How Christ Affects the Family--Notes from a Sermon from Colossians 3:18-4:1

I.                   Introduction a.      Chapter 3                                                              i.       In Chapter 3, Paul has been describing for us a heavenly-minded lifestyle.                                                           ii.    ...