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“A Laid-down Life” :: What it will take to reach this generation for Christ

April 18, 2013

Thursday is for Discipleship Doing some research for this week’s message and ran across this in an old microfilm newspaper copy from World War II: “Christianity has for its common symbol a cross, signifying the glory and divinity of a Life-laid down” for a cause. Selfish footprints all lead away from Calvary, and not toward … More “A Laid-down Life” :: What it will take to reach this generation for Christ

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Reflections on a Day of Cowardice and Courage

April 16, 2013

Monday Reflections The bombing in Boston is the news of the day. As I write the death toll is 3 dead and 130 wounded. Traumatic injury to lower extremities from shrapnel from either the bombs themselves or from trash cans or other metal objects that were obliterated by the cowards who attacked innocent bystanders to … More Reflections on a Day of Cowardice and Courage

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“May I transfer my guilt to another?”

April 15, 2013

Monday is for Discussion “In Passion Week, as I was reading Bishop Wilson on the Lord’s Supper, I met with an expression to this effect—‘That the Jews knew what they did, when they transferred their sin to the head of their offering.’ The thought came into my mind, What, may I transfer all my guilt … More “May I transfer my guilt to another?”

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Rapper Shai Linne on False Teaching; Abortion; Islam and Peace; Discipling Like Jesus; Angry Calvinists

April 12, 2013

Weekend Links So much going on in the world and so much going wrong, it is a good idea to remember that our God is neither surprised, anxious, or ignorant. Neither is he powerless. “Let not your heart be troubled.” (Jesus in John 14:1). But it is wise for us to think about our opportunities … More Rapper Shai Linne on False Teaching; Abortion; Islam and Peace; Discipling Like Jesus; Angry Calvinists

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I Need a Soul with a Broader Wave-band

April 11, 2013

Thursday is for Discipleship “Father in Heaven! What is man without You! What is all that he knows, vast accumulation though it be, but a chipped fragment if he does not know You.” —Soren Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart is the Will to One Thing I need a soul with a broader band width. That’s my struggle. I am a perpetual learner. That’s … More I Need a Soul with a Broader Wave-band

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Living a Passionately Simple and Connected Life to Community

April 10, 2013

“To move ever closer to God is not to move away from our troubled and troubling neighbors, but closer to them.” (p. 50) For more: via Living a Passionately Simple and Connected Life to Community.

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Forgetting the Cross Will Empty Your Soul

April 8, 2013

Monday is for Discussion “A nominal Christian is content with proving the way of salvation by a crucified Redeemer. But the true Christian loves it, delights in it, glories in it, and shudders at the very thought of glorying in anything else. … Let all your joys flow from the contemplation of his cross.” —Charles … More Forgetting the Cross Will Empty Your Soul

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Pursuing Peace and Holiness

April 7, 2013

Sunday Afternoon Musings “Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification [holiness] without which no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14, NASV) The word ‘pursue’ implies a purposeful effort, a diligence that persists in a certain direction. In this case two things are to be the focus of our pursuing energies: peace with all men … More Pursuing Peace and Holiness

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Forgetting Eschatology; Are Liberals and Conservatives both Brain Dead?; Downton Abbey and Source Criticism spoof; and much more

April 6, 2013

Weekend Links Got news today of Pastor Rick Warren’s 27 year old son (Matthew) having taken his own life. A tragic loss for their family of a beloved son who struggled all his life with depression. Keep the Warren family in your prayers. Use this soon to be media-storm as an energizing force for your … More Forgetting Eschatology; Are Liberals and Conservatives both Brain Dead?; Downton Abbey and Source Criticism spoof; and much more

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Holiness: It doesn’t work the way most people think it does.

April 5, 2013

Friday is for Heart Songs “A farmer plows his field, sows the seed, and fertilizes and cultivates—all the while knowing that in the final analysis he is utterly dependent on forces outside of himself. He knows he cannot cause the seed to germinate, nor can he produce the rain and sunshine for growing and harvesting the … More Holiness: It doesn’t work the way most people think it does.