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May 4, 2013

Weekend Links Busy week packing, moving, hoping for the sale of our house in Bolingbrook. But a good week. A week where God drew near, where plans produced fruit, where men and women heard (and glory!), believed in the Gospel and trusted in the Savior. Have a great weekend celebrating the wonder of our great … More Links to Wonder; Links to change Church Culture; Links to Sanity about American Military Developments and much more

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Bonhoeffer’s Take on Christian Unity

May 4, 2013

Something we definitely need right now with the heavy assault of the media on Christians, is a real show of Christian charity and love. Bonhoeffer can help us see what the Spirit desires for our age. The reality is that without some challenge, our love for one another remains superficial and unremarkable. But what we … More Bonhoeffer’s Take on Christian Unity

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When is Hate the Best Response?

May 3, 2013

Friday is for Heart Songs “Am I someone who has an air of arrogant condescension about me? Do I give the impression that only my perspective is important? Is my speech fraudulent or crooked in its pattern? Do I aim to deceive people for my own benefit?” For more see: When is Hate the Best … More When is Hate the Best Response?

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Why We Love Outreach and Hate Evangelism

May 2, 2013

Is the church at the end of the twenty first century’s first decade poised to take advantage of the cultural scene? Will she seize the day? Does she have the guts to step out in bold new paths that will combine real, passionate outreach with real, passionate proclamation? For more, see: Why We Love Outreach … More Why We Love Outreach and Hate Evangelism

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Many Christians are Following a Figment of their Imagination

April 29, 2013

Look it up. I dare you. (follow the link below and look up Matt. 4:19) Many Christians are Following a Figment of their Imagination.

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Perspective for a Preacher with Too Many Books

April 28, 2013

Sunday Musings “Air is not more necessary to the lungs than prayer is to the preacher.” —-E.M. Bounds, The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer

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Learning from the Failures of Science

April 27, 2013

The following is from Kairos Journal. This tragic story raises some simple questions for me: What “scientific conclusions” might our generation be equally embarrassed about in the future? What issues in our time is the Church, late to the game in standing up for justice? Will we learn anything from history? Irony: “White Supremacy” is … More Learning from the Failures of Science

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Evaluating “empire”; Doctrine; The Origins Debate; Purity Rings and Wisdom; Jim Wallis Jumps the Shark;

April 26, 2013

Weekend Links Busy packing day so this will be quick. Some good links below. Remember, a link is not an endorsement, just a stimulating or helpful perspective. Thinking Better about New Testament Studies Evaluating “Empire” in Current New Testament Studies (Reading the NT as rhetoric against Roman Empire has become a popular concept in ana-baptist … More Evaluating “empire”; Doctrine; The Origins Debate; Purity Rings and Wisdom; Jim Wallis Jumps the Shark;

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Our Suffering is Not Wasted

April 25, 2013

“But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated … For more see: Our Suffering is Not Wasted.

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Learning to Endure in an Emotionally Fragile World

April 23, 2013

Wednesday is for Prayer “In April 1831, Charles Simeon was seventy-one years old. He had been the pastor of Trinity Church in Cambridge, England, for forty-nine years. One afternoon his friend Joseph Gurney asked him how he had surmounted persecution and outlasted all the great prejudice against him in his many years of ministry. He … More Learning to Endure in an Emotionally Fragile World