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There’s no doubt about it- The Shack has beena phenomenal success. By February 2008, the bookhad sold over 200,000 copies, with a marketing budget of about $200. But three months later, ayear after its release, it had sold over 700,000 copies. By the time you read this it will have soldover a million, and that [...]

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Within the next few weeks, God willing, I will be posting a series of reviews on the above books. As you can see all of the books deal with contemporary issues pertaining to the church. I’m sure I am not going to agree with everything that is said in some of them but I’m confident [...]

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“From the moment you pull into the parking lot, it is our desire for you to see friendly faces and well-marked signs pointing you in the right direction.  Whether you need childcare or a hot cup of coffee, someone will be close by to get you where you are heading.  Don’t worry about not knowing [...]

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Pastor Mark Driscoll, of Mars Hill Church Seattle, addressed the students/pastors at the Convergent Conference of the Southeastern Baptist Convention in September 2007, regarding the Emergent church. For quite some time now I have been wary of the Emergent church for more reasons than one. I have friends who would read and listen to a [...]

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TWENTY-THREE GREAT SINS OF EVANGELICALISM–Why We Must Pray For A Reformation Again.
Many Christians today are calling for revival. They are mistaken to do so. Revival is the imbuing of what already exists with new life. In the past, Evangelical Christianity has experienced renewed vigor from the Holy Spirit in great moves of God many call [...]

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Some people like him, so people don’t. Whatever your stance on Mark Driscoll you cannot deny that God is using him for the good. My own stance on Mark Driscoll is one of respect and admiration without straying into idol worshipping him. He is a great communicator, he’s honest, and his theology is fine by [...]

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Preach to Glorify God
The ultimate goal of Christian preaching—as with all other things—is the glory of the Triune God. When the minister proclaims God’s true and beautiful Word, he honors the Persons, attributes, and works of God. But the glory really radiates when the Spirit uses his Word to change lives. If someone is convicted, [...]

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Who Needs A Creed?
Article by Mark Johnston  April 2008

When I was at Primary School in the British state school system many moons ago, it was still the norm not only to teach pupils the Apostles’ Creed, but also to have them recite it in class. Looking back on that experience brings many thoughts to mind.
On the [...]

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“Rob Bell, Rob Bell, Rob Bell”. “Nooma this, Nooma that, Nooma, Nooma, Nooma”. Have you read that book Velvet Elvis? Great Book that is. Will change the way you view your faith forever!”
At least that’s what I’ve heard off some people this past year or two. I do have to confess that I bought both [...]

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The following is an extract from C.J. Mahaney and the Sovereign Grace blog. I particularly like what Piper has to say with regards to the trials of life. Not every trial is to be looked upon as bad. Yes its hard at the time but God is moulding us into the men and woman he [...]

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“At the heart of Reformed Theology, at the heart of Luther and Calvin’s struggle, and in Knox and Jonathan Edwards, were men who were awakened to the greatness, to the majesty, to the holiness, and the sovereignty of God. By contemplating the holiness and sovereignty of God, they were driven to develop their doctrines of [...]

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I am convinced the great problem in America today is that people are not thinking. It’s a cultural phenomenon that has spilled over into the church.
It’s not just that there’s a lack of a Christian way of thinking — a “Christian mind” — but there is hardly a mind at all.
Some years ago I read [...]

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Reformation Diaries
A Phobia of Fearing God
June 10 , 2008
by Bo White
The teacher in Ecclesiastes, after a tour of our material existence, writes, “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Eccles. 12:13, ESV). Frankly, this doesn’t seem to be a common theme from pulpits around our country and it [...]

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Getting Stupid
On this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts evaluate a new trend in popular culture, namely the pursuit of stupidity. But are contemporary churches challenging this trend, or capitulating to it?
This episode is a must-listen-to for every Christian who is serious about Jesus and His Church. Christians must guard against becoming like [...]

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“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly [...]

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                           The Internet- Good or Bad?     

This, the second part of my “What shapes your world”, focuses on the modern phenomena that is the internet aka “the web”, “the net” and whatever else you want to call it. In 1973, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated a research program [...]

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If anyone makes the assistance of grace depend on the humility or obedience of man and does not agree that it is a gift of grace itself that we are obedient and humble, he contradicts the Apostle who says, “What have you that you did not receive?” (1 Cor. 4:7), and, “But by the grace [...]

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Solus Christus – Christ Alone
As evangelical faith becomes secularized, its interests have been blurred with those of the culture. The result is a loss of absolute values, permissive individualism, and a substitution of wholeness for holiness, recovery for repentance, intuition for truth, feeling for belief, chance for providence, and immediate gratification for enduring hope. Christ [...]

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1. Have a good Bible.
Every Christian needs a good Bible that they can easily read and enjoy. A translation such as the English Standard Version (ESV), the ESV Study Bible is very well done, or the New International Version (NIV) is preferable as your primary reading Bible, although there are many other translations that are [...]

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The warm, soft truth is that for those who do love Jesus, this life is as close to hell as they will ever get. Heaven awaits them.”

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Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church, Seattle presents a short video on Calvinism.

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Something that has caught my attention of late is the Emergent Church movement. Of course those within the movement would cringe at being called a movement preferring the term “conversation”. However, many would agree that the Emergent Church now has too many followers, published books and meetings to be called simply a “conversation”. The following [...]

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