The
church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but
rather the conscience of the state. It must
be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not
recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an
irrelevant social club without moral ...
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:51:36 GMT
We are susceptible to heretical teachings because, in one form
or another, they nurture and reflect the way that we would have it be, rather than
the way God has provided, which is infinitely better for us. As they lead us into
the blind alleys of self-indulgence and escape from life, heresies pande ...
Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:46:15 GMT
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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:21:31 GMT
Phil Yancey wrote a final
column for Christianity Today that has been resonating with my pondering of late.
Those who know me well know that I spend a good deal of my time on the issues of form
and structure of church. Not something I write on much because to be honest, it's
quite boring most of ...
Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:52:49 GMT
The goal of this process is to help you build the habits and trust necessary to safely and consistently resolve conflict in your marriage. Please review this together, then sign and date it. You are of course free to amend this by mutual consent at any time, but I encourage you to try it exactly [.. ...
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:57:35 +0000
I could have been a contender...
I've never seen that movie, but I love that line. Sometimes we willfully throw away
an opportunity to make a mark on the world. Sometimes we don't even realize we've
missed it. Sometimes still we have been great and let it all slide away while we think
about th ...
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:15:56 GMT
Growing Church Leaders is a tool for pastors and others in active ministry who want to nurture the next generation of leaders to: think biblically live wisely serve faithfully Each of those three topics is covered in a separate module of twelve lessons each. Every lesson includes: scripture to mem ...
Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:09:39 +0000
Summary
The book begins: "It is indeed unfortunate that of all the New Testament writings,
the words and sayings of Jesus himself are the most difficult to understand." This
difficultly, the author contents stems from the willful and deliberate de-judification
of Jesus from his historical contex ...
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:30:31 GMT
Woah! It's been over a two months since I've posted anything. I don't want to be another blogging drop out statistic so lets kick-start this puppy :)
I've been focusing a lot recently on my company Vine Media. We have been building
the company slowly and have added around 30 websites in the past tw ...
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:39:14 GMT
The overriding theme of our journey has been exploring what it means to be "baptized into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." Having dealt (however superficially) with the ontological aspects of that "name", we now focus on the narrative aspects.
In particular, we will focus on the arc o ...
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:46:01 +0000
When God created the world, He gave us as humans dominion over all the plants and animals. But it was not an unconditional grant: rather, we have a responsibility to take His already "very good" creation to the next level, by filling the earth with His image.
And if we fail in that responsibility, ...
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:43:26 +0000
Our series so far -- indeed, the first half of human history -- is but a prelude to the coming of Jesus Christ. In Christ we have the word of God made flesh, the perfect revelation of God's character, a tangible representative of the Trinity, and a reminder of what we were created to be.
Yet even m ...
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:04:13 +0000
This week we move from the Father and the Son to the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. This also continues our theme of God restoring His Image by saving us from our rebellion. And as usual, there is a heavy price to be paid...
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:33:21 +0000
In Which We Are Set Apart For Obedience And Suffering, To Become Holy This week we round out our discussion on salvation and conviction by focusing on sanctification and holiness, words that include both being “set apart” and “made righteous.” The overall idea is forming God& ...
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:18:49 +0000
In Which We Become the Church, As We Grow Into Christ Our Head Via His Gifts Continuing the theme of Sanctification, we explore how we are discipled into the name of Christ through His body — the Father’s principle vehicle for forming His Kingdom, by His Spirit. Specifically, we see how ...
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:26:24 +0000
In Which Christ Comes Back to Judge and Remake the Earth, and We Receive Our Reward The End. Christ’s Return is the completion of our theology. Faith will be made sight, all nations will bow before Him, and we will dwell in the fulness of the Father’s eternal presence as His kingdom come ...
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:09:46 +0000
Thanks to Andrew and others for their feedback on rebranding the LEAD class. My current best thinking is: Title: Growing Church Leaders Subtitle: Foundational Bible Studies for the Next Generation Volumes: Think Biblically Live Wisely Serve Faithfully I like the idea that we are encouraging existing ...
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:06:20 +0000
Like most people, Christian or not, my wife and I have been deeply impacted by the tragedy that is unfolding in Haiti. Not many years ago a tragedy of a different sort happened on the doorstep of my nation. The boxing day tsunami brought untold suffering to so many with it's most redeeming feature b ...
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:32:34 GMT
By examination of the historical views of prayer and prayerfulness we discover a dynamic intimacy with the heart of God through expressions and thoughts that are lost to us or diluted by time.
As we have examined the historical views of prayer and prayerfulness we have seen
a dynamic intimacy deve ...
Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:53:51 GMT
Douglas Steere is a well regarded academic and scholar. Called a brilliant thinker by some he studied at both Harvard and Oxford and in his early life was a Rhodes scholar. Steere was a Quaker who skilfully authored many devotional books and is part of a small circle of people who have managed to co ...
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:50:52 GMT