Excluded?

Will having a "private prayer language" exclude a believer from being Reformed? The Southern Baptist Convention questions chaplain candidates and potentially others: missionaries and convention workers, etc.

Second question, does the Bible condemn alcohol in any form? For me alcohol is a sin. It is my personal conviction. However, my question is can a Christian ingest alcohol without sinning?

These are two issues that have crossed my path in the recent days. Any thoughts?

Believing in God's Grace

From Founders.org, a quote that I believe is very useful and worth considering for all those who hold to Reformed theology, or "Calvinism" (as I do).

"If those who claim to believe most strongly in God's grace do not act graciously then their conduct undermines their profession."

I am not saying that we should sugar-coat the truth, but we should be gracious in how we act. Especially when in fellowship with non-Calvinists.

Just a mere $.02.

What is Salvation? (John Piper)

I love the way John Piper approaches salvation in this short clip.