Tag: faith

• BAPTISM: CREDO, PAEDO, BOTH?

  

  Baptism – Credo, Pedo or Both? An examination of the Scriptural warrant and historical significance of infant and believer’s baptism. Can both expressions coexist in a single body of believers?

  N. V. Deremer

  December 4, 2025

  Book 2 – The Bible, Book 2: The Word

  Acts 16, Baptism, bible, Book 2, both, Calvinist, Christian, christianity, Christians, credo, credobaptism, Divide, Division, Ephesians 4, Factions, faith, God, Gospel, history, Jesus, N.V. Deremer, paedo, paedobaptism, pedo, pedobaptism, Reformed, Scripture, secondary doctrine, secondary issues, The 2 books, Theology, True Faith, two books, unity, Views

• DISCERNING A LEGACY

  

  Discerning a Legacy – Making Biblical sense of Charlie Kirk’s fans, critics and a complicated legacy for the healing of America and the glory of God!

  N. V. Deremer

  September 20, 2025

  Book 2 – The Bible, Book 2: The Word, Current Events

  1 Peter 2, 1 Peter 4, 2 Timothy 2, assasin, assassination, bible, Book 2, charlie kirk, Christian, Christian Nationalism, christianity, Christians, Complex, Critics, culture, Current Events, Democrat, Deuteronomy 24, Discernment, Divide, Division, Exodus 22, faith, Galatians 1, Galatians 5, God, Gospel, Grace, James 1, Jesus, Legacy, Luke 6, Matthew 25, Micah 6, N.V. Deremer, partial Truth, Partisanship, Politics, Republican, Romans 12, Syncretism, The 2 books, Theology, two books

• WHAT HAVE WE BECOME?

  

  A meditation on Justice, Forgiveness, and the Gospel hope of unity in the face of the vitriol and sectarian violence that marks our day.

  N. V. Deremer

  September 12, 2025

  Book 2 – The Bible, Book 2: The Word, Current Events

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• WHITE AS SNOW

  

  A Winter Wonderland Atop Virginia’s White Top Mountain Stirs Christmas Reflections of Jesus – the One Born to Make us Whiter than Snow. The Two Books – Fine Art Photography by NV Deremer

  N. V. Deremer

  December 25, 2024

  Book 1 – Creation, Book 1: Creation

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• TEARS FOR CHRISTMAS?

  

  Guest contributor Robert Shashy discusses the significance of Advent in a contemporary context, emphasizing the hope, peace, joy, and love found in Christ – and how these realities call us to love others – especially those on the outskirts, well, that they too may have a seat at the table of God’s extraordinary grace!

  robertshashy

  December 23, 2024

  Additional Contributors, Book 2 – The Bible, The 4 Chapters

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• DIVISION’S MORAL DECEIT

  

  Face it – we live in divisive times. Join us as we examining how the cultures’ moral veneration of division has come home to roost in the Evangelical church… and the devastating consequences it has wrought. What counsel does the Scriptures offer to help us right the ship before it’s too late?

  N. V. Deremer

  November 29, 2024

  Book 2 – The Bible, Book 2: The Word, Current Events

  1 Corinthians 1, 1 Corinthians 11, 1 John 2, bible, Book 2, Christian, christianity, Christians, conscience, culture, Democrat, Divide, Division, Donald Trump, Eastside, Evangelical, Factions, faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Joe Biden, John 13, Litmus Test, matters of conscience, N.V. Deremer, Partisanship, Philippians 4, Politics, Psalm 33, Republican, Romans 14, solution, The 2 books, Theology, True Faith, TV, two books

• THE ART OF TABLE SETTING

  

  Contributing author, Robert Shashy, looks through the window of entertainment to explore both the culture’s longing for the perfect family Thanksgiving, and the realization that such holidays are often fraught with turmoil and disappointment. Finally, he asks, as Christians, how can we ensure there’s always an extra seat at our table?

  robertshashy

  November 27, 2024

  Additional Contributors, Book 2 – The Bible, The 4 Chapters

  1 Peter 4, Acts 17, application, bible, Bob’s Burgers, Book 2, Christian, christianity, Christians, Contextualization, Contributing author, culture, Disfunction, Drama, Expectations, faith, God, Holidays, Ideal, Jesus, King of the Hill, Longing, Lonliness, Love, Marginalized, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Pop Culture, Robert Shashy, Thanksgiving, The 2 books, two books, Wlecome

• THANK YOU FOR VOTING?

  

  Contributing author, Robert Shashy, considers how St Augustine’s view of love and justice can help us navigate the complexities of voting in a free society.

  robertshashy

  November 7, 2024

  Additional Contributors, Book 2 – The Bible, The 4 Chapters

  1 Corinthians 15, application, bible, Book 2, Christian, christianity, Christians, Colossians 1, Contributing author, culture, faith, God, Jesus, Justice, Love, Politics, Robert Shashy, Saint Augustine, St Augustine, The 2 books, The Kingdom, two books, Voting

• DON’T BE LIKE ENOCH

  

  Contributing author, Robert Shashy, asks what Flannery O’Connor’s short story, Enoch and the Gorilla, can teach us about temptation, salvation, and the the spiritual clothes we put on?

  robertshashy

  October 23, 2024

  Additional Contributors, Book 2 – The Bible, The 4 Chapters

  application, bible, Book 2, Christian, christianity, Christians, Contributing author, culture, Enoch and the Gorilla, faith, Flannery O’Connor, God, Jesus, Literature, Philippians 2, Robert Shashy, Romans 13, Sin, The 2 books, two books

• THE MIGHTY RUDDER

  

  The Mighty Rudder – Sail Portsmouth 2024, Tall Ships, and the Amazing Power of the Rudder (Both Figuratively and Literally)

  N. V. Deremer

  July 29, 2024

  Book 1 – Creation, Book 1: Creation

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