by Joe Romeo | Aug 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
During my sermon “Unfailing Love for a Faithless People” (Hosea 14:1–9)—which Vinnie preached for me!—I noted that the path to restoring our relationship with God is through repentance and reliance on Christ. Besides a brief glance at the Hebrew and Greek words, my...
by Joe Romeo | Jul 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
I still remember the first time I read this sentence by J. I. Packer: “God’s purpose in revelation is to make friends with us.”[1] I marveled at the thought that the God of the universe wanted to be friends with me. Could it be true? I now know that through the means...
by Joe Romeo | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Enjoy! “[B]y framing the abortion dispute as essentially a clash of raw interests between strangers—a person and a nonperson—Justice Blackmun [1908–1999] embraces the narrative of expressive individualism: a universe of lonely atomized wills each seeking their own...
by Joe Romeo | Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Read, ponder, pray, enjoy! “[W]hen was the last time you took a risk to obey Christ? When was the last time you diminished your future–socially, financially, professionally–for his sake? When was the last time your life looked obviously different from the...
by Joe Romeo | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Even though I am on vacation, I wanted to share four more quotes with you. Praise God for the gift of good books and articles: “The pro-Nicene theology that emerged in the fourth century as the consensus doctrine of God in the Christian church was not a result of the...
by Joe Romeo | Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Back on April 18th I preached a sermon on Matthew 22:15–22 titled “Religion, Politics, and Money.” In this post, I’d like to rehearse some of the points I made, and then share with you what I take into consideration before I vote. First, let’s review three of...
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