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The Future Leaders of American Churches
If I told you the following statistics about a certain group of people, who would you guess I’m talking about? Over 40% say they are not born again. 35% declare the Bible has errors (or they don’t know … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Answers in Genesis, Bible, Christianity, church, churchianity, evangelical, evangelicalism, failure, faith, Heaven, homosexuality, Ken Ham, leadership, literacy, Millennials, religion, sin, Spirituality, statistics
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We Need Christ
Martin Luther (1483-1546) strongly challenged the church of his day over un-biblical practices like forgiving sins for financial contributions or the veneration of artifacts, that were drastically clouding over the Good News. It’s recorded that Luther’s spiritual father at the time pleaded … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, History, Ministry, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians 2:1-2, Christ, churchianity, common people, corruption, cultural relevance, excellence of speech, good news, Him crucified, indulgences, Jesus, Johannes Tietzel, Martin Luther, Protestant, reformation, religion, ritual, Roman Catholic, spiritualism, testimony of God, the Gospel, tradition, veneration, wisdom, worship
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Keep Portland Weird
Portland, Oregon, is the largest major city near to where I live. The un-official motto of the City of Portland is “Keep Portland Weird”; from city sanctioned “naked bike rides” through parks, to a twice-elected mayor who is a homosexual … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, Ministry, Pastorate, Reformation, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged actions, Acts 5:42, Bible, christian, Christianity, church, evangelism, God, Islam, keep Portland weird, lifestyle, ministry, Mormons, Oregon, Portland, preaching, relationships, religion, sharing your faith, Spirituality, theology, Thoughts, witnessing
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The Gospel
Paul begins his “Gospel” of Romans with man’s sinfulness. Read Romans 1 and 2. Without a divine revelation of man’s utter and total sinfulness, there is no need for the righteousness that comes only from God. Without a consideration of … Continue reading
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Article by Carl Trueman May 2013 For this month’s column, I thought I would offer a few reflections on Andy Stanley’s recent book, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend. Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, America, Andy Stanley, anti-Semitism, bestiality, Carl Trueman, Christianity, church, church revitalization, churchianity, Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend, cross, culture, Deep and Wide, Gospel, happiness, history, homosexuality, incest, infanticide, Jesus, middle America, pastor, politics, Princeton University, reformation, Reformation21.org, relevant, religion, sex, sexuality, social, theology, truth, Westminster Theological Seminary
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I Believe and Am Thankful | RedState
I Believe and Am Thankful | RedState.
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, History, Ministry, news, Pastorate, Politics, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Adam and Eve, anti-Christian, belief, Bible, big bang, Christianity, creationism, Democrat, evolution, faith, God, GOP, Jesus, Jonah, Marco Rubio, politics, religion, Republican, science
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A Call to Reformation
One of my heroes is Martin Luther, a Roman Catholic monk who challenged the un-biblical practices and beliefs of the institutional church of his day. Luther insisted that the institutional church use the Bible and the Bible alone as it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, Bible, calling, Christianity, church, churchianity, clergy, denominations, God, heroes, institutionalism, Jesus, Martin Luther, ministry, pastor, Protestant, purpose, reformation, religion, Roman Catholic, theology, world-wide
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