Month August 2007

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A Good Way to Grow

Mark Dever (Alliance Council Member) and Phillip Jensen are teaming up to present a conference called “Gospel Growth vs. Church Growth.”  The conference and seminars will take place at Capitol Hill Baptist Church from October 30 to November 1.  Matthias…

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The Children of Hurin

The opening of an exhibition in a fine museum is often greeted with wary warmth from discerning patrons and denizens of style. The curator who carefully guards the work of the old masters is trusted to understand and shape the…

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Dumbing Orthodoxy Down

Because I am often asked about the Emergent Movement I thought I would link to this book review of Brian McLaren’s A Generous Orthodoxy (A Generous Orthodoxy). McLaren, the most influential of those within the Emergent Movement is often times…

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Still Breathing

After a long hiatus, I am returning to the blogosphere.  The Rykens have been on vacation for nearly the last month, and part of my ministry to Lisa and the children is to keep work to a minimum when I…

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A Church Just Like Me

In an article in the July/August issue of “Touchstone” Magazine, James Harrison describes a recent visit to a Mosque in Detroit, Michigan. Harrison, a Baptist pastor from New York, was struck by the variety of people in the mosque that…

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Anne Rice endorses Darryl Hart!

Who’d a thunk it? “Let me say first of all that I am devoutly committed to the separation of church and state in America. I believe that the separation of church and state has been good for all Christians in…

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Agreements on Baptism

Lig, thanks for the link and for the shorter explanation (following Calvin’s brevity and clarity model!). In the helpful book, Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant, ed. Schreiner and Wright, I found a helpful footnote in Mark Dever’s chapter…