A La Carte (12/12)

  • Tim Challies
  • 12/12/08
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The Eschatology of Parenting
Good words from Russell Moore (posting at his new site): "A parent who will not discipline a child for disobedience, or who is inconsistent in doing so, is teaching that child not to expect consequences for behavior. In short, a parent who will not discipline is denying the doctrine of hell."
Silence
Mark Driscoll writes about the value of silence. "As I drifted off to sleep, it dawned on me that I had not had one minute of silence during my entire day. It was possible, I realized, that I could live the rest of my life without ever again experiencing silence."
From the Versace Vacuum to the Brand of Brothers
Carl Trueman begins a good article with these memorable words: "What do brainless and temperamental supermodel, Naomi Campbell, and certain leading figures in American evangelical Christianity have in common?"
Plastic Surgery for the Dead
Vanity taken to the extreme.
Google Zeitgeist 2008
I'm sure there are lots of interesting cultural and sociological studies that can be done (and already have been done) on this information.
The Mommy Wars
Boundless has posted a good excerpt from Carolyn McCulley's Radical Womanhood that deals with the mommy wars.
39 Lessons, 20 Tips and 10 "Don'ts" For Parenting
Matt Schmucker of IX Marks posts 39 Lessons, 20 Tips and 10 "Don'ts" For Parenting.
Deal of the Day: In the Splendor of Holiness
This book seeks to rediscover the beauty of Reformed worship. "In the Splendor of Holiness is a book that takes us by the hand and leads us back to the basics of Biblical worship. A useful resource for small groups, Sunday Schools, and new member classes, this study encourages the recovery of worship that is unashamedly God-centered and manifestly Scriptural." It is discounted today only.

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a comment from J.P.H. • 12/12 @ 2:03pm

Furthermore, while those who apply corporal punishment are emphasizing the "lake of fire" aspect of Hell, those who use "timeouts" are emphasizing the "separation from God" aspect. I feel better about using timeouts instead of spanking now. :)

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a comment from J.P.H. • 12/12 @ 2:33pm

Regarding the Mommy Wars chapter...while I agree with McCulley's overall message, I feel like she gives short shrift to some of Sanger's ideas. Were some of them truly despicable? Definitely. But some of them also contained truth. Such as:

"When motherhood becomes the fruit of a deep yearning, not the result of ignorance or accident, its children will become the foundation of a new race. There will be no killing of babies in the womb by abortion, nor through neglect in foundling homes, nor will there be infanticide...."

Here's she's basically saying, "If people stop having babies 'by accident', or because their only means of avoiding conception is total abstinence, then we'll see the end of abortion and infant abandonment."

Some of her "causes" were, imho, legitimate. Should the church have been heavy-handedly suppressing information about venereal disease and birth control? No. Unfortunately she (Sanger) went off the deep end. One might argue that, had the church not attempted to exert control over the sexual mores of secular society, we might never have had a Margaret Sanger in the first place.

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a comment from Brendt Waters • 12/12 @ 5:58pm
› visit my web site.

re: plastic surgery

"I've even had people say, 'I want you to get rid of my wrinkles and make me look younger'."

I think we need to worry less about society, and worry more about Duffy, if he's hearing his (dead) clients say this. ;-)

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a comment from Marie • 12/12 @ 8:22pm

Does God send us to hell for every sin?

How do we display grace?

I am all for discipline, but I am not sure we have to spank every time a child disobeys. I don't get disciplined every time I sin.