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Mormons: Christians?

No. I remember when AOL first came out back in the 2400k days, I was in a Christian AOL chat room and a Mormon came to visit. We began a conversation and at first I didn’t know he was a Mormon. But he eventually helped me unveiled his identity as a “LDS brother.” I was [...]

Marriage: When One Becomes One Flesh

As I was driving home yesterday from church, I heard Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson speak to the Commonwealth Club here in the SF Bay Area. When asked what he would do about the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, he stated (I’m paraphrasing) that sexual orientation makes no difference in the military because it [...]

VBS 2007: Day 4

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Children’s Bibles Reviews

My wife Shua has been reviewing kids Bibles on her blog (the ESV Blog picked up her review). Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

The Future of Dying Churches?

Is there a more sad picture than this one? Church Matters Blog posted this and it is almost surreal. That used to be Central Baptist Church in Washington, DC. I wish I knew that history of that church. But why would they sell it to Muslims? Why wouldn’t another church be interested? This is becoming [...]

I Love DGM and JP

There are many reasons why I appreciate John Piper. He sets the bar high for a continual passion for the glory of God and His Gospel. But also admire how much he lives out this Gospel. And this shows by DGM‘s recent sale of $5 per book (any book). How many Christian ministries (that are [...]

D’Oh! I Need Some Theology

It seems that the Church of England needs Homer to teach the world about Christianity. The Simpsons Bible Study will have the following: Each session is divided into six parts and includes photocopiable material: • Beforehand (to help leaders prepare the session) • Opening Activity (introducing the session’s theme and getting the young people thinking [...]

Hyper-Calvinism

Tim Challies has a good post that describes the pitfalls of hyper-Calvinism. Hyper-Calvinism is ultimately an unbilbical understanding of God’s Word and falls far short of what is meant by the doctrines of grace. Here are TC’s five characteristics of a hyper-Calvinist: 1. Denies that the gospel call applies to all who hear, OR 2. [...]

VBS 2007: Day 3

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VBS 2007: Day 2

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