Month July 2008

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Packer & Nicole

Tullian Tchividjian has posted some moving thoughts on two of evangelicalism’s most important theologians: J.I. Packer and Roger Nicole. Neither of these men are long for this world and so it is important for the church to recognize their impact…

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J.I. Packer on same sex unions

This is a fitting follow-up to the previous post. J.I. Packer, the dean of evangelical theologians in our day is also a life-long Anglican. He speaks with grace and clarity to the issue of homosexuality.

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What is a name? no. 2

I so appreciated Steve’s post on the continued usefulness of the “evangelical” label. Thinking about historian David Bebbington’s four-fold identificiation of an evangelical (biblicism; conversionism; cruci-centrism; activism) can be helpful here; it is striking that Steve’s list contains them all,…

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Gay US bishop heckled in UK

Gene Robinson the openly homosexual Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire was publically denounced recently in London. The slow clapping you hear in the background is not support for the protestor but a way to drown out his calls for…

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Problems That Test Priorities (3)

Acts 6:1-7 (Cont.) 3. The Principles a) Issues of unity must be dealt with immediately and sensitively. I love the fact that the apostles did not try to cover up the problem. Neither did they try to solve it behind…

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Problems That Test Priorities (2)

Acts 6:1-7 (cont.) 2. The Solution a) The apostles maintained their committment to their primary calling.The apostles were very clear about their calling: “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.”…

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Problems That Test Priorities (1)

I have been preaching a series of messages on the nature of the church’s identity and calling. The next three posts are portions of last Sunday’s message from Acts 6:1-7…In Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lysander says to his beloved Hermia,…

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On being selfish

One of the many lessons we’re hoping our kids learn is the standard one on not being selfish.  A hard lesson for them, especially since I am so selfish my self.  We all are.  I was reminded of this yesterday…

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Charles Simeon

There is a great post from Scriptorium Daily by Fred Sanders on one of my heros – Charles Simeon. Here is a portion: Simeon’s main goal in all his preaching was to emphasize what God wanted emphasized, and he did…