God and Country Troy Skinner had the opportunity to chat with Timo Higgins on his “Talking with Timo” show, thanks to the GCD network producers arranging to make it happen. Exchanging ideas with Mr. Higgins and hearing his common sense salt-of-the-earth commentary is a unique pleasure. So, we present the interview segment on this edition…… read more »
Winning a Debate by Forfeit Once upon a time the host of various online programs (including “Late Nite in the Heartland” and “Confronting the Collective”) challenged Troy Skinner to a public debate. Jeffrey Daugherty, aka “The Christian Whistleblower”, came on strong and loud, only to quickly and quietly step away from the challenge at the…… read more »
Guilt/Innocence, Honor/Shame, Power/Fear Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) recognizes that the biblical gospel is presented in forensic terms which emphasize that the penalty for guilt is paid by a representative (Jesus). Some say this guilt/innocence paradigm is insufficient, pointing to non-Western cultures which emphasize honor/shame or power/fear. What should Christians think about this serious subject (with…… read more »
The Priority of Family Devotionals Does your family regularly gather together for dinner (or other meals)? How satisfying is it to have your personal schedule dominated by sports and other activities for the kids? If you can’t even eat together, what hope is there for making family worship time a priority? This edition of The…… read more »
Discipleship Through Family Worship What is the biblical support for the idea of “family worship”? What are the challenges to maintaining dedicated time for family devotionals, and how are these obstacles overcome? This is the first episode of a short two-show series on this topic. Find the video version on the Rumble channel for Household of Faith…… read more »
Chatting About the Host of Late Nite in the Heartland The author of “Apostle Paul Antichrist”, “Final Message of the Last Apostle”, “Mandela Effect, the Prophet Daniel, and Antichrist”, and “Serpents & Doves In the Garden of the Gods” has some nasty and nutty things to say about Christianity. Jeffrey Daugherty challenged Troy Skinner to…… read more »
Create Yourself? UnIndoctrinate? Say What? Having wrapped up a month of digesting the Regulative/Normative Principles (& what it means for preaching, praying, Scripture reading, singing, dancing, icons, ordinances, modern tech, etc.), The Faith Debate returns to offering warnings against the strange claims of gadfly Jeffery Daugherty. He’s an author, a podcaster, a professing former pastor,…… read more »
The Circumstances of Worship The Faith Debate is exploring the Regulative & Normative Principles. Is lawful worship only that which God has Himself established, as it says in Chapter 21 of the Westminster Confession? Humans are finite and sinful, so don’t we need Scripture (and ordained godly leaders) to guide worship as the Lord sovereignly…… read more »
The Forms of Worship: What’s Good and What’s Bad? The Faith Debate continues to talk about the Regulative Principle and the Normative Principle. Some Bible passages to consider include John 4 (Jesus and the Samaritan woman), Exodus 32 (the golden calf)m Leviticus 10 (strange fire from Nabad and Abihu), Deuteronomy 4 & 12 (warnings not…… read more »
Elements of Worship: Must Do’s and Don’ts The Faith Debate discusses the Regulative Principle and the Normative Principle. Does God disapprove of all modes of worship which are not expressly sanctioned in His Word? Can some human traditions (Colossians 2) fit within the pattern shown us (Exodus 25)? Keep in mind, Jesus says the Pharisaical…… read more »