February 23, 2024
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
FALSE TEACHING
| Tags: CULTURE, HOMOSEXUALITY, Critique, Christianity, community engagement, Allister Begg, Transgender, Wedding
The Christian world has been stirred up by a particular question Pastor Allister Begg answered on a radio broadcast that was recorded on September 1, 2023. In that interview Begg recounted counsel he gave to a grandmother about a grandson's transgender wedding. Begg said because the grandson knew the grandmother's opposing position on this kind of wedding, she should still...
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December 19, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
CHRISTIAN LIVING
| Tags: CHRISTIAN LIVING
It is a wonderful providence for us that Thanksgiving comes before Christmas. There are few things we need more during the holiday season. We need the clear view that what we have has come from outside of us and therefore thanks must be raised to the Lord.
But even here we can go wrong. Thankfulness can become a pathway of deceiving ourselves. What do I mean?
Thankfulnes...
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November 1, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
ABORTION
| Tags: CULTURE, CHRISTIAN LIVING, Critique, Abortion
The last post took us to the theological reason that I don't believe Abolition will not work. That theological reason is Common Grace. God is only partially restraining sin in the unbelieving world; therefore we can only expect a partial stop of abortion. It will be more or less in different places and different times. We must always strive for the fullest and most complet...
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September 30, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
ABORTION
| Tags: Abortion
There is a new movement within the pro-life movement that is becoming more and more prevalent. It is called the Abolitionist Movement, and it is calling for the end of abortion. But calling for the end of abortion is not what is new; every pro-life person wants to see the end of abortion. What is new is how the Abolitionist Movement seeks to bring about the end of abortion...
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July 14, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
CULTURE
| Tags: CULTURE, HOMOSEXUALITY, community engagement
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, Juliet tells us in the famous Shakespearian play. But roses aren't made in the image of God. Names don't really matter when it comes to plants, and that is why there are some really fun ones. Begonia Darthvadariana was the name given to a dark-leaved begonia. But names given to eternal beings who stand as the pinnacle of God's...
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May 5, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
DOCTRINE
| Tags: Bible, hell, heaven, demons
Have you ever wept for a demon? Of course not. Demons are the enemies of your body and soul, and are bent on your total and complete destruction. They want your destruction because they want God's destruction, and you bear the image of God. There is nothing good in them and nothing to redeem. They are sold over, seared, and all consumed by every form of evil. And this is w...
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April 28, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BIBLE
| Tags: Bible, Bible, Emotions
The other day I was driving down the highway when I found myself behind the most common vehicle on the road: an Amazon delivery van. On the back of this van I was presented with a surprising caution: "Warning: contents may cause happiness." This got my gears turning and they quickly clicked into a common Christian refrain , that happiness is found in happenings but joy is ...
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March 7, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
BOOK REVIEW
| Tags: Book Review
What we have in this book is another example of the irresistible magnetism of Jesus. There is simply no else like Jesus. While other men have changed the world by use of armies, overthrows of governments, or surprising inventions, only Jesus has changed the world by the word of truth, the power of miracle, the shock of holiness and the sacrifice of love.
It is because of ...
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February 5, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
DOCTRINE
| Tags: theology, Bible teaching
I want to attempt what feels like the near impossible with this post. We were talking about the freedom of the will in Sunday school and it became clear again that this is a sticky subject. There are multiple reasons for this, but I want to deal with the most problematic feature of it: confusing words.
We know that communication is hard. It is even harder when there are t...
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January 31, 2023
by Jay Lickey
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Category:
COMMUNICATION
| Tags: CHRISTIAN LIVING
Let me grant at the outset this this goes against conventional wisdom, so please hear me out. Today I want to tackle one of the most repeated proverbs of western language; "Actions speak louder than words". I want to demote it from a proverb to a clich. The challenge of doing this is that even a clich has something true in it somewhere. But as Christians, we aren't satisfi...
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