April 24, 2018
by Paul Tautges
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Spring Sports and Sunday Church – “…there’s no doubt that amateur athletics have claimed a central place in the pantheon of our culture’s false gods, and youth athletics is a further subset of the idolization of children.” The Film You … Continue reading
March 8, 2017
by Paul Tautges
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Yesterday, I was reading about the tenderness of the Lord Jesus in A Puritan Theology. The particular Puritan, whose writings were the basis of the chapter, is Thomas Goodwin. Goodwin (1600-1680) was an English Puritan theologian and preacher who also … Continue reading
July 14, 2016
by Paul Tautges
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Today is the third, and final, post in a series of reflections on the conscience stimulated by a chapter in A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life. First, we thought about the nature of the conscience as first created by God. … Continue reading
July 13, 2016
by Paul Tautges
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Continuing from yesterday’s post, I’d like us to think for a few more moments about what the Puritans taught concerning the conscience. In this post, consider a summary of six kinds of evil consciences which, again, are drawn from A … Continue reading
July 12, 2016
by Paul Tautges
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A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life is a volume that I continue to work through one chapter at a time. The chapter on the conscience is especially helpful, I think, as it explains the nature of the conscience as created … Continue reading
December 8, 2015
by Paul Tautges
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One of my tasks this week is to read through the publisher’s proof of the revised and updated edition of Counseling One Another: A Theology of Inter-Personal Discipleship, which is being released in January. Below, are some thoughts on the … Continue reading
November 24, 2015
by Paul Tautges
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This morning, I pulled one of my Puritan Paperbacks off the shelf, The Mortification of Sin by John Owen, and reviewed a few chapters, focusing on sentences I had previously underlined. Here are a few that the Spirit used in … Continue reading
October 29, 2015
by Paul Tautges
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Some Christians say that we should not perform our duties to the Lord if we are discouraged for to do so would be disingenuous, that is, we should not perform spiritual disciplines and duties if our heart is not in … Continue reading
October 28, 2015
by Paul Tautges
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“There have been times when God’s sore displeasure has been shown against those who demonstrate extreme, unrestrained excess in the midst of their abundance,” writes Puritan Jeremiah Burroughs in Contentment, Prosperity, and God’s Glory. When is this true? When does … Continue reading
October 27, 2015
by Paul Tautges
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One of the unexpected blessings of being called to a new ministry and moving from Wisconsin to Ohio has been the process of unpacking and reorganizing my library. In doing so, I’ve found a couple boxes of books that I’ve … Continue reading
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