Birth Control As Selfishness

There is a discussion on the topic of birth control as selfishness going on over at Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth. You can read the whole message thread here. I've posted the comment I left below:

The birth control subject is a touchy one. Many of the arguments I’ve heard from people for using birth control is to prevent conception at the present time, so they can achieve this goal, wait to have kids until they earn more money, etc. I’ve heard sermons indicating some forms of birth control are a form of stewardship (i.e. have only as many kids as you can afford). On the other side of the argument you have people who view children as a blessing and they’re going to have as many children as God blesses them with. This group is sometimes known as the “quiverfull movement”. Personally, I have 5 children, so I’ll let you guess which way I lean on this issue. : ) Mark Driscoll preached a great sermon about birth control. My only critique on this sermon is that he gave mostly negative examples of the home schooling, quiverfull crowd. Otherwise, I thought it was a thorough treatment of the issues. Here are a few interesting books related to birth control, quiverfull movement, etc.:

Be Fruitful & Multiply - Nancy Campbell

A Full Quiver - Rick & Jan Hess

Does the Birth Control Pill Cause Abortions - Randy Alcorn

Shiny new books arrived from Amazon today

When I arrived home from work today, I discovered a box from Amazon on my desk and to my delight, it was filled with shiny new books. Well, not quite filled, but there were two books. As it turns out, I was the big winner in Nick Norelli's Win Free Books, Because I'm Such A Nice Guy Contest. As fate would have it, my name was chosen out of the hat. After the judges tabulated the votes, I was indeed the legitimate winner of fabulous prizes. The prizes were as follows:


Nick, thanks for hosting the contest. I'm excited to add these titles to my library.

What God has been teaching me: A Meme

Nick tagged me with Roger Mugs’ “what God has been teaching me” meme.

Here are the rules:

In an effort to keep it simple, short, and easy to follow, I’d like to challenge you to quote one verse (not one chapter). And then say what the Lord has been teaching you in one sentence (not one paragraph). Then tag 5 peeps (you know the drill).

Verse:

"The good hand of God was upon him, for Ezra set his heart to study the Torah of Yahweh, to practice it, and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel." (Ezra 7:9-10, ESV)

I’ve learned that:

This is what I consider to be my "life verse". I strive to study the Bible, so I can practice what is being revealed to me and in turn share it with others.

I tag:

Nobody. : ) I'm in a bit of a hurry, so I won't pass this one along. Nick, thanks for tagging me.

In case you didn't know, I'm the Coolest Man Alive

I just wanted to inform all of my readers that due to a recent blog post, I've been identified as the Coolest Man Alive. Well, at least Nick Norelli has identified me as such. I'm not sure how long my new found fame will last, but I'll enjoy it while it does.

Do the Bad Bits in the Bible Bother You?

We've gotten a good discussion going over at Nick's Norelli's blog about whether or not people are bothered by the "bad bits" of the Bible. Be sure to give it a read. You can access it here: LINK. Also, I encourage my readers to subscribe to Nick's blog as well. I thoroughly enjoy his wit, sense of humor, and random thoughts. Nick, keep up the good work. If you really want to make Nick happy, buy him a book to support his habit.