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The Yardstick May Change, the Heart Doesn’t

September 9, 2013Mike Leake 3 Comments

I’m finding some solace in this from John Calvin today: …miserable men do not rise above themselves as they should, but measure him by the yardstick of their own carnal stupidity, and neglect sound investigation; thus out of curiosity they… Continue Reading →

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Is Your Heart An Idol Factory?

August 28, 2013Mike Leake 6 Comments

“From this we may gather that man’s nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols…Man’s mind, full as it is of pride and boldness, dares to imagine a god according to its own capacity; as it sluggishly plods,… Continue Reading →

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The Greatest Lesson I Have Learned from John Calvin

March 29, 2013Mike Leake

Where did Satan come from? Why did God create a world in which the New York Yankees (evil) would win more championships than the Kansas City Royals (righteous)? In the mind of God which came first…the chicken or the egg?… Continue Reading →

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Calvin, Calvinists, and Seeking God

July 22, 2011Mike Leake

It’s funny that Calvinists are often accused (and many times rightly so) of looking outside of Scripture and what God has revealed to find our theology.  A pretty common objection is that it is nothing more than a man-made system. … Continue Reading →

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