Month July 2008

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You Might Be Emergent If…

“You might be an emergent Christian: if you listen to U2, Moby, and Johnny Cash’s Hurt (sometimes in church), use sermon illustrations from The Sopranos, drink lattes in the afternoon and Guinness in the evenings, and always use a Mac;…

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SBC Bravado

Thanks to Timmy Brister for this important post: “Nobody can tell a Southern Baptist what to do.”“That’s the comment by Darrell Orman, chairman of the Resolutions Committee, speaking to Christianity Today after the passing of the resolution on regenerate church…

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Patriotism in the Pew

Take time to listen to this edition of the Albert Mohler Program. Dr. Russell Moore is the host and his two guests are Mark Dever of Capitol Hill Baptist Church and Stanley Hauerwas of Duke University. The question the program…

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Gracia

I was deeply touched by Gracia and Mindy’s song Sunday morning. I listen to Gracia when she talks about God’s goodness and sovereignty because her faith has been tested in ways that mine has not. How good it was…

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Politics and the Church’s Mandate

Given that the primary season is over I thought I would re-post an entry I wrote in 2007. I think this will also help to answer questions I sometimes receive about why Metro East does not have an American flag…

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Brief Encounters: The Woman of Samaria

In the second of a series of articles in which we examine Jesus’ encounters with various individuals, this week we take a look at the conversation of Jesus with the Woman of Samaria in John 4. They met at well,…

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Tim Challies’ Summer Reading

I asked Tim Challies for a list of summer reading:   You asked me to talk a bit about my summer reading, so here goes. My reading tends to fall into three areas loosely defined as serious, review and fun.…