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The Fruit of the Spirit 4. Peace

Parts one, two, and three of this series can be found here, here and here ~ Mark McDowell, the Editor I Even the best of us find it hard to think clearly about peace, because so much of our life is absorbed by conflict – conflict…

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Don’t Read Sermons!

Rick Phillips has stirred me from my slumber! I would want to argue the exact opposite, that far too many expository commentaries are being published. I don’t know if I am alone in thinking this, but, if you buy three…

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On Baptisms Pretended and Real

A recent baptismal service in our church made a profound impression on our four year old daughter Kaitrin. Much to our joy, she began asking questions about baptism on the way home from morning worship, and has brought the subject…

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Ashley Madison: Faithlessness

“… be sure your sin will find you out” (Num. 32:23). Ashley. Madison.  Two words that will not be forgotten by millions of people for as long as they live. Divorce lawyers in some cities are not even answering their…

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Why Missionaries Can’t Raise Money

That daunting task of raising the financial support needed to go on the mission field is overwhelming for most missionaries. Too many would-be global servants believe raising finances is the worst part about missions. Sure you can leave your home…

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ThingsJesusNeverSaid

Trending on Twitter recently was the hashtag: #ThingsJesusNeverSaid   It was a case of the good, the bad, the ugly, the downright blasphemous, and occasionally humorous. Such tweets included:   “Go to Yale Divinity School” “The old covenant is a…

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Reading Backwards

Richard Hays, Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel Witness. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2014. 240 pages $29.99 I had the pleasure of hearing much of the present book in its oral form as the Hulsean Lectures in…