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About savedbygrace1976

Mark Chanski (author of Manly Dominion; Womanly Dominion; and Encouragement: Adrenaline for the Soul) has labored as a full-time Pastor since 1986 in churches in Ohio and Michigan. He has been Pastor of Harbor Church in Holland, Michigan, since 1994. He has also been elected as Coordinator of the Reformed Baptist Network. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Cornerstone University, and a Master of Divinity degree from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He teaches Hermeneutics for the Reformed Baptist Seminary in Sacramento, CA. Mark is married to his wife Dianne, and has fathered their four sons and one daughter, whose ages stretch from 36 to 26 (born 1983 to 1994).

Was Adam Lanza The Newtown Shooter Merely Sick?

We cannot accept the inevitable claims that this young murderer is to be understood as merely sick. Dr. Albert Mohler continues in his insightful blog: His heinous acts will be dismissed and minimized by some as the result of psychiatric … Continue reading

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Should Christians Fast Today?

Donald Whitney writes on the Discipline of Fasting: How often do you think fasting is mentioned in the Bible? By my count, there are so me seventy-seven biblical references to fasting. Do es that surprise you? Despite so many references, … Continue reading

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Backsliding and its Contagious Effects in the Church

At Men’s Breakfast this morning, we discussed how personal backsliding never just stays personal, in a private compartment.  It always spreads and affects others.  Joel Beeke writes: “Backsliding can advance so far that brother love, one of the most basic … Continue reading

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2 & Half Men Star Condemns Own Show as Filth

Chicago Tribune: Actor Angus T. Jones, star of CBS’s raunchy television comedy “Two and a Half Men”, has urged viewers to change the channel, saying his new-found religious beliefs are at odds with his job playing a fun-loving teen on … Continue reading

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“Would Jesus Spank a Child?” John Piper Responds

A Brief Video: “Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him” (Proverbs 13:24).

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That Didn’t Go the Way I Wanted

Joni Eareckson Tada: They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff. (Luke 4:29) When I return … Continue reading

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David Petraeus and His Bathsheba

Dr. Albert Mohler yesterday in The Briefing: Adultery Still Matters: The Downfall of a General Even in our morally confused age, adultery still matters. Gen. David Petraeus, who until Friday served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, had to … Continue reading

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A Dad Building a Man from a Boy, and a Mom Letting Him Do It

Crawford Loritts: When I was twelve years old, I experienced a “defining moment.”  Don’t get me wrong; it wasn’t some uncommon extraordinary experience.  It wasn’t a brush with death.  I hadn’t contracted some debilitating disease.  Neither had I been traumatized … Continue reading

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How Should We Pray on Election Day?

By Dr. Albert Mohler: . . .  There is so much at stake.  We hear every election cycle that the stakes have never been higher. In one sense, this is usually also true.  There is always the sense that there … Continue reading

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Why My Conscience Won’t Let Me Not Vote for Romney

By Joel Beeke Some Evangelicals and Reformed Christians in the United States show a surprising ambivalence about the election on Tuesday. I am not suggesting that many of them will vote for President Obama. But I do know some godly … Continue reading

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