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Book Review — In His Image Devotional Bible
Just what I need: another Bible! My biggest complaints in the past is our utter dependence on study Bibles. We don’t study the Bible enough! Also, I’m not a personal fan of the New Living Translation. I like it as a pastor, however. It is a great translation to give to people who have not spent many years reading the…
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Humming Along
My wife is leading a small group on Sunday nights based on Greg Boyd’s book Present Perfect. It is a reflection on keeping our minds turned toward God on a regular basis. There are all kinds of ways to try and turn our minds toward God. We can try and think about God. We can try and meditate on Scripture.…
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What is “Fruit”?
I have some luxury of time in preparing for my next message, so I am meditating on John 15. The question for me is this: “What is fruit?” In our pragmatic evangelical world, it often means “souls.” Numbers. But, honestly… what is the FRUIT Jesus refers to here? I would love your thoughts.
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Christian Nation?
Yet more fodder for the debate. Michael Gerson writes a great column on the myth of this nation being founded as a “Christian” nation. I say myth not because I’m an atheist, obviously. Nor is it my wish to give aid and comfort to organizations like “Americans United for Separation of Church and State.” I say myth simply because of…
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Why the Saraments are so Vital
Our church has entered into weekly communion. This piece from NT Wright helps confirm our decision. Thanks to TC for posting this.
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Incredible Free Internet Resources!
According to The Prodigal Thought, Google is offering free commentaries… good sets… online! Check it out! I’ve about sold my soul to Google anyway. This may send me right over the edge!
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Do We Have Too Much Time on Our Hands?
When we get into these disagreements over Arminian and Calvinist theologies, is it because we have so much time on our hands? Would a little persecution be helpful? It just might pull us all together again, in my view. It’s not so much having discussions about differences, but it is really aggravating when someone just says a position in one…
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Things That Make Me Go… “HUH?”
The first thing actually makes me yell at the radio. There is no “huh?” about it. The media keeps insisting “the taxpayers” own 60 plus percent of GM. That ridiculous statement just needs to stop. The government owns 60 plus percent of GM. And don’t even try to say, “The government is the people…” If I owned any shares in…
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Endorsement of the new NIV
Near Emmaus posted an endorsement of the NIV2011 from Craig Blomberg. It is interesting how he says, “It will also feature the results of a thorough reanalysis of the best way to handle gender language in contemporary English.” Now this can get interesting…
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NIV2011 Coming Online
Via Rick Mansfield, who secretly still loves the TNIV (just kidding!), comes the news that the NIV2011 will be available ONLINE this November 1. Good news! I still use the TNIV for my church’s public reading and my own preaching. Nothing else has matched up. I am anxious to see what has changed.
