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Christian Conferences: More or Less Pure

Christian conferences differ in such significant ways that one would be foolish to make sweeping statements about their usefulness or lack thereof.  I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of speaking at conferences, of varying sizes, in many countries. By and…

Paedobaptists are Credobaptists

In our judgments of individuals, the Scriptures offer various binaries: one is either a child of God or a child of the devil (Jn. 1:12; 8:44; 1 Jn. 3:8–12; Matt. 13:38); one either has the Spirit of Christ or does not have the…

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Augustine Against Gnosticism

Most American Christians are aware that it is an ancient heresy to say that Jesus was man but not God (Arianism); less are aware that there were just as many heretics who promoted the opposite error: that Jesus was God…

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Work Hard. And Don’t Forget to Rest

Editor’s Note: This article is related to William Boekestein’s latest book titled, Finding My Vocation. The reader can order a copy of his new book on vocation here. Enjoy! For people listening to God’s voice, the importance of work is a given. The…

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Hate the Sin and Love the Sinner?

Context, Context, Context Christians can be guilty of making pithy statements of a theological nature that require a lot of explanation for the phrase to be accurate. If an explanation is not offered, we are sometimes demanding a lot of…

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The Sabbath at the Supreme Court

Over the past several months, I’ve been tracking the progress of what I call “Uncle Gerry’s Case.” Gerald Groff[1] is an Evangelical Christian of the conservative Mennonite variety hailing from beautiful Lancaster County, Pennsylvania who has become a champion of…