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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).

Dude, Where’s your Bride?

Kevin DeYoung writes on how a lack of manhood is often displayed in a disinterest in marriage — detached wanderers sailing the seven seas of life without ambition or a plan. Enjoy: As I speak at different venues across the … Continue reading

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I’d Rather Be Slow to Learn than Slow to Love

Julie Tennant talks about Down Syndrome and having the love chromosome. She is magnetic!

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Confessions of a Recovering Legalist

by Dr. Bob Gonzales (Hardcore, Elevating Own Opinions, Looking Down on Others, etc.) Religious “Legalism” with a capital “L” is heresy. It’s the belief that one’s personal virtue and obedience to religious norms or standards merits God’s favor and/or salvation. … Continue reading

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Ten Commandments of Preaching

A Preacher’s Decalogue Sinclair B. Ferguson Forty years exactly have passed since my first sermon in the context of a Sunday service. Four decades is a long time to have amassed occasions when going to the church door after preaching … Continue reading

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Marco Rubio’s Faith – What’s He Made Of?

Q & A: Marco Rubio on His Faith of Many Colors The Florida senator’s religious background takes many shapes, but he knows how it translates into policy. Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey As speculation has grown over who Mitt Romney … Continue reading

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George Washington – Liberal Deist or Vibrant Orthodox Christian?

In his book Sacred Fire, Dr. Peter Lillback of Westminster Seminary devastatingly debunks the contemporary notion that George Washington was a non-Christian deist.  To the contrary, overwhelming evidence testifies that he was an orthodox and vibrant Christian man.

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How Married Couples Can Get Along When They Are Very Different

A helpful talk with CCEF’s David Powlison:

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Fake Love, Fake War: Why So Many Men Are Addicted to Internet Porn and Video Games

Russell Moore describes how multitudes of should-be-mighty-men are pathetically trapped as boys in the web of the Grand Deceiver: You know the guy I’m talking about. He spends hours into the night playing video games and surfing for pornography. He … Continue reading

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50 Year Anniversary of Alcatraz Escape – US Marshal Staked Out with Handcuffs

Sean McLachian: They said Alcatraz was escape-proof, but 50 years ago yesterday, three prisoners made an ingenious break out, paddled out into the cold waters of San Francisco Bay and disappeared. On June 11, 1962, Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin were … Continue reading

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The Wisdom of Writing High Quality New Hymns

Fundamentally Reformed summarizes: Stuart Townend and Keith Getty have taken the approach of writing modern hymns. With the writing of “In Christ Alone” in 2001, they began a movement for writing modern hymns. Since then they have written, either conjointly or … Continue reading

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