Is Hell Passe’?

29Mar07

I don’t ordinarily watch CBN News, but I happened to tune in last evening as they were preparing to do a feature story on the virtual absence of “hellfire preaching” from American pulpits. Among those interviewed or quoted were Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, R. C. Sproul, Bill Hybels and a [...]

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Does Prayer Change God’s Mind?

23Mar07

Does prayer change God’s mind?  This is one of those nifty little questions that people like to toss around when discussing prayer.  The problem is that most folks do not take the time or effort to think what a question is really asking.  So let’s formulate an answer to this question.
In thinking about this one [...]

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Francis Schaeffer and Substitutionary Atonement

22Mar07

Before Alvin Plantinga made Christian philosophers respectable (even cool!), there was Francis Schaeffer, the preeminent Christian philosopher of the 20th century. Schaeffer saw the chilling effects of modernism up close in the old United (Northern) Presbyterian Church. He eventually became the first minister to be ordained in the Bible Presbyterian Church, a new [...]

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Speaking of Redefining Church

21Mar07

Here is a great piece that I think dares to ask the questions that need to be asked of those who are applauded for their “innovation”.
Peace!
CT
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Redefining Church

12Mar07

I don’t know about you, but I’ve grown weary of the terms or labels “contemporary” and “traditional”. I’m 40 years old, and for the past 18 years I’ve been involved in some kind of church leadership. During that time I’ve noticed a shift. It’s been my experience, and I would consider it [...]

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The Leader’s Temperament

08Mar07

Is it ok to use a blog to think outloud? Here’s a little something I’ve been thinking about, and would be happy to know what you all think of it. 
There’s a verse in a song by a gal who goes by the name of Jem that sums up the power that our beliefs have on us. She sings, “And [...]

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The Spirit of Prayer

05Mar07

Our home bible fellowship group has been working its way through a little but deeply profound book by Dr. Gardiner Spring (1785-1873) entitled, “The Distinguishing Traits of Christian Character.”  This work seeks to remind people that the mere external forms of religion do not necessarily reveal that one actually possesses true religion.  If I might [...]

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