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As Jesus was sending out the seventy-two disciples on mission ahead of him he said, “I am sending you out as lambs among wolves” (Luke 10:3). This does not seem to be the best recruiting strategy. It is a portrait…

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Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz will be praying at this year’s Democratic National Convetion. Christianity Today inverviewed Miller about the opportunity to pray at the DNC. They also asked him questions about issues such as abortion and homosexual…

Good thoughts from Jared over at The Gospel-Driven Church blog. We trust not because “a God” exists, but because this God exists.– C.S. Lewis, “On Obstinacy in Belief”Yes!As the segment of ostensibly evangelical worship directed somewhere roundabouts “a God” who…

Check out THIS POST by Russell Moore on “the cosmic lostness of a fatherless life.” He comments on the book A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs. It’s a bit creepy but profound nevertheless. Moore writes: Recently I came…

Earlier today I was talking with one of the guys on staff about Leading With A Limp by Dan Allender. I read it a year ago or so and it made a pretty deep impact on the way I think…

Check out this helpful post from Al Mohler on Saturday evening’s civil forum at Saddleback. “With the press pushing the event as a “new face” for American evangelicals, I was not overly hopeful. Given the hype, I was positively unhopeful.…

Some books never lose their relevance. Here is one that could have been written yesterday: Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen. You can get this classic now for just $6.50. It is a book I highly recommend. During the…

Check out some of the new links in the “Bible and Theology” section of this blog. Among the new links are:Best CommentariesNew Testament GatewayReligion Online

I must confess that I watched the Saddleback forum with Senators McCain and Obama rather reluctantly. I am not a fan of most politicians and televised “debates” are usually not debates at all. But the Saddleback forum was different. Rather…