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Wow! I could probably begin and end with that one-word summary. This book says everything I have been thinking and saying conversationally with friends for some time. McManus understands the problems with the modern church. He doesn’t hide from them. Nor does he abandon the baby because of the bath water. In many ways McManus’ Read more
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Perhaps the picture above is more fitting than I originally intended. My initial thought was to use an illustration that played on the word “hot” by overstating the obvious. Upon further review this image also demonstrates the fury that some of these topics generate. In the next few weeks I will be teaching a series Read more
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Christian music is constantly evolving and finding new ways to express the message of Jesus. For the most part this is a good thing. Occasionally there will be a group that is difficult to categorize so we usually give them a multi-genre labeling (the music world’s equivalent to receiving an Oscar). Even rarer is a Read more
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A few years ago there was an astonishingly popular book that attracted national attention and helped thousands of people to return to or expand a life of prayer. That’s a good thing. This book is almost identical text in its theme, but uses teenaged illustrations and stories to make its point. At one level I Read more
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This is the EDITED VERSION. The original picture did look very much like my leg, but my kids told me it was gross. So here’s the uncool realistic look of what life is like for a few days. It happened… after years of beseeching the God of heaven in prayer… one of my knees finally Read more
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I am a Protestant. I am an Evangelical Protestant. I am an Evangelical Protestant participating in Lent for the first time. To be frank I think the first time I even heard of Lent was in the late 1990’s. One of my students had a mainline denominational background and told me that he was going Read more
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One of my favorite people in the world to interact with intellectually. Dr. Carson is a capital B… brilliant man. He can talk about things that I cannot even begin to understand without even having any notes in front of him. I’ve seen him do it. The man could preach an entire sermon reading from Read more
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I don’t know how the discussions go in your home, but it seems that my kids are constantly telling me that I need to slow down. Kids sure are smart. Truthfully my wife is my greater conscience on this topic. I just don’t slow very easily. I’m stuck in fifth gear rollin’ in a four-speed Read more
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The first – and most obvious – thought that this book brought to mind was how blessed I am. This is primarily so because of my college training in counseling. At Northland Baptist Bible College where I was trained, we were taught the value of healthy relationships. Prior to my experiences there I had never Read more
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You know how every year you make one of those New Year’s things (resolutions) – you end up reaching that determinative point… the one where you will either keep going or fail… That was where I found myself last week. Our denomination is wrangling with thoughts (thankfully not each other) about our written stance regarding Read more
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Until recently I have been confused, even enamored, by the phenomenon formally known and often referred to as the Emergent Church. Seems everyone is… actually… and why not? I mean the student in me always tries to listen and learn – it’s what students do. First, let me be clear that there is much within Read more
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Ironically enough Bono of the Irish supergroup U2 was one of the featured speakers at last week’s National Prayer Breakfast. I missed his interview live, but was able to watch and listen to it later via the power of the internet on CNN. Say what you want about some of this man’s language and lifestyle Read more
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