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Drive-by Evangelism What I Think It Conveys

Posted in Discipleship, Evangelism, tagged , , on December 5, 2008 | 51 Comments »

This is not an attempt to demean or nullify or to downplay the evangelistic methods of others. I do; however, want to communicate what I think “evangelistic methods” convey to others.
Most of us Christians live in the Christian Bubble.  We have no real intimate relationships with non-believers. A great deal of us wear our morality [...]

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Wrestling With Truth: The Desire to Be Right or Love Jesus?

Posted in Blogging, Christianity, Theology Applied, tagged on December 4, 2008 | 45 Comments »

Over the course of blogging I have figured out some things. Mostly this is for myself so as you read it I want you to see this. I want to start out with the words of Jesus:
37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all [...]

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The Search for Good Black Preachers?! Look No Further Than This List

Posted in Great Ministries, Reformed Perspective, Sermons, tagged , on December 4, 2008 | 11 Comments »

This is not about race but about a comment and some emails and looking at what people searched and landed them here. Originally when we started this blog it was to point people to good African American Reformed resources. Though this blog has evolved over the last year or so I want to also help [...]

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Ever Read a Blog that Made You Say “Whew Got That One Wrong”?

Posted in Discipleship, tagged on December 3, 2008 | 19 Comments »

 
I now have to recant on my post and say to everyone I was wrong on my position but I think I my intentions were correct. My Post on Purate to Steaks has been demolished, disposed, crushed, dissolved and mutilated by this post! Below is a powerful excerpt from it!
It is vitally important that we [...]

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Sam’s Club or Church Family?

Posted in Christian Living, Ecclesiology, tagged , , on December 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Check Alan’s Post here. I have really experienced this personally so I wanted to get your thoughts on it! I am reposting it all from www.alanknox.net . I believe we talk about Biblical Community alot because it is fadish! We like the sound of community but we really don’t want to live it. And like [...]

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Does Theology Quench the Spirit? Why a Little Theology Ain’t Hurt Nobody!

Posted in Biblical Theology, Christian Living, Current Issues, Reformed Perspective, Studying the Scriptures, tagged , , on December 2, 2008 | 50 Comments »

My last post sparked a discussion that I didn’t want to get lost so I am reposting one the subpoints as a main point here.
It seems that many believe that I think Theology=Maturity! That would be untrue Theology Applied=Maturity. Rather we like it or not we all have a theology and certain theological positions. It [...]

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From Purate to Steak Dinners and how Pastors Can Help!

Posted in Ecclesiology, Theology Applied, tagged on December 1, 2008 | 41 Comments »

First:

Then…

Finally:

The problem is our modern preaching methods leave the majority of the people in the first picture.
1.You see initially a Christian is like a baby who needs his/her food purated. They have to understand that Christ in the metanarrative of the scripture, that God’s plan was always the Gospel. They to understand the basics of [...]

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An Appeal for the Use of House Churches to Extend Sanctuary-Style Churches by Jim Elliff

Posted in Ecclesiology, Great Ministries, tagged , on December 1, 2008 | 12 Comments »

Let me know what you think about this article! This is one of Tyris’ pastors and a great brother in the Lord.
An Appeal for the Use of House Churches to Extend Sanctuary-Style Churches
by Jim Elliff
As many of you know, along with all that I do with Christian Communicators Worldwide, I’ve been participating in a church [...]

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