tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49931836804070202822024-03-21T02:13:02.108-07:00Redeeming TimeSee then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
--Ephesians 5:15-21http://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-44983281496056991132020-05-08T07:28:00.000-07:002020-05-11T06:28:23.917-07:00The Rise of the Scientist Overlords
It sounds a bit like a science fiction novel title. Its not
that I am anti-science, though some might suggest it because of the title of
this post and because I am an evangelical-reformed Christian. It is assumed by
many in our modern era (certainly since the days of Immanuel Kant) that faith
is outside of the realm in which we live. It is precisely that assumption and
all that is carried with http://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-9959422274171282482020-02-03T11:08:00.000-08:002020-02-04T08:38:42.505-08:00Death and Mercy
A member of the church I serve is involved in a dog therapy
ministry that is a local chapter of the Tampa based “Canines for Christ” whose
mission is “to help the sick and lonely hear the gospel and find a reason to
smile as God works through "man's best friend". I was surprised a
number of years ago when she became the owner of not one but two German
Shepherd dogs. This lady is not a large http://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-15069845203743537272018-07-06T12:44:00.000-07:002018-07-06T12:44:42.283-07:00Lessons from the Jericho RoadJesus Christ taught his disciples that all of the scriptures speak of him (Luke 24:27; John 5:39,46). There are many signs and references to the person and work of Jesus Christ as the promised Messiah. Lessons for gospel work are to be found throughout the lively book of Joshua that figures the Old Testament type of Jesus in the person of Joshua. As Joshua led God's people, so Jesus has http://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-64628019453280599832018-05-31T09:07:00.000-07:002018-05-31T09:07:25.931-07:00Why Worry?<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Today's sermon was about "Sanctifying the Sabbath." It came outhttp://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-53350402514410829392017-03-16T09:25:00.001-07:002017-03-16T09:25:31.293-07:00After Death Then What?Spring seemed like it was coming and then suddenly winter made another stand. We probably should have known better given the gentle winter we have had. Nonetheless winter's relapse surprised us.
Death in the midst of life, while expected in one sense, always seems to surprise us. Last time I wrote about the reality that we all face, facing death. I'd like to continue that thought process using http://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-89313164655229753482017-02-28T14:25:00.001-08:002017-02-28T14:25:19.237-08:00Facing DeathA death of a family member recently occurred in our church's fellowship. This prompted me to write about something we all experience. Most people if indeed not all believe something happens at death even if they say that nothing happens, that the person ceases to exist. That statement is a statement about something, and that "something" is a statement about existence. All this opinion making is ahttp://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-37755902659874717952016-11-29T10:29:00.000-08:002016-11-29T10:29:01.919-08:00The Challenge of LeadershipIt was the weekend of "The Game" again. The century plus long football rivalry between Ohio State and the University of Michigan was played out with guts, grit, and disagreements. There is always disappointment and often contention. This year "The Game" featured a nail biting double overtime. Not only was this the first overtime game in the history of the rivalry but Michigan forced a http://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-55370824868285014722015-12-04T17:43:00.001-08:002015-12-04T17:43:08.703-08:00"These are the times that try men's souls."<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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All the dust up about sanctification, the three uses of the law
in reformed theology, and the distinction between law and gospel involving
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I've always taught that there is no "sin" gene in humanity that is somehow genetically passed down from one generation to another. The corruption of humanity and its result, death, came by another means, a legal one that God instituted. A real http://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993183680407020282.post-76022053265483469432013-12-27T17:14:00.000-08:002013-12-27T17:14:01.937-08:00Why Jesus Came, Part II<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Holiness:
I've recently finished reading through the Old Testament book of Leviticus and the Bible Student's Commentary (English translation of Korte Verklaring) of the same book by A. Noordtzij. While there are some issues in Noordtzij's perspective that I disagree with (see the publisher's note) I found the study worth while. Many of us neglect the reading of the Pentateuch except to gain a http://pastorlarryrt.blogspot.com/http://www.blogger.com/profile/05448767757808943756noreply@blogger.com0