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Blurring the lines between business and ministry

Two well known “pastors” in the prosperity movement announced their coming divorce (MSNBC.com). This is a tragic report. It is a dangerous thing to follow men (or women). How can so many people follow preachers who have so clearly abandoned…

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Ted Haggard Appeals for Funds

Christianity Today has posted this interesting article on their live blog site (Christianity Today). It seems that Ted Haggard and his wife need money to fund their living expenses while they both pursue degrees in psychology and counseling. This is…

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The Truth of the Cross

In a time when the Christian book industry is flooded by self-help and do-it-yourself Christianity it is always exciting to see good books come off the presses. R.C. Sproul, no newcomer to the Christian publishing business, has released another fine…

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Good Coffee

Those of you who know me know of my loyalty to St. Arbucks. I love their strong coffee. I also make a habit of doing much of my sermon preparation at Starbucks. One of the great advantages of this practice…

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Gospel-Driven Cultural Engagement

Every society has a “culture” or set of shared beliefs, values, and practices which provides a common approach to understanding and dealing with the larger questions of life. “Where do we come from? What do our lives mean? What is…

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More good responses to Dawkins

This is a helpful series of posts dealing specifically with Richard Dawkins spurious attacks on theism (::: christianthinker.net :::). Atheism is growing more popular because of the acceptance of poor arguments, illogic, and flat out distortions of the truth. Christians…

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Southern Baptists and Theology

The Southern Baptist Convention was founded by men who were true theologians. However, with the dawning of the 20th century and the passing of those early founders the theological precision of the SBC began to dull. Southern Baptists became known…

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The Medium is the Message (almost)

I have linked to a great article (Scriptorium Daily) at Scriptrorium that uses the cartoon strip Calvin and Hobbes as evidence that the link between the medium and the message is much stronger than some think. I have believed for…