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The Old Testament Is So Boring……..

Posted in Biblical Theology, Christian Education, Discipleship, Studying the Scriptures, tagged , on January 12, 2009 | 36 Comments »

The Old Testament is so boring and so is most of the sermons that I hear on it. “How to pray like Nehemiah” or “How to have the attitude of Joseph” or “Why not complain when you are in a desert situation” or “Why you have to get some friends out of your boat of [...]

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Returning Biblical Education to the Local Church

Posted in Christian Education, Discipleship, Great Ministries, tagged , , , on January 9, 2009 | 32 Comments »

Returning Biblical
Education to the Local
 Church
 David Alan Black  
It has always intrigued me that the early Christians made such unstoppable progress despite their lack of a professionally-trained clergy. Perhaps there are some lessons we can learn from them today.
I think, for example, of a church in Hawaii that I was a part of many years ago. [...]

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An Overseer Must Be……….Hospitable: One Of the Often Ignored Qualification

Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2009 | 12 Comments »

Here is the text:
3:1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
Shepherds take care [...]

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Jonah: An Inspirational Story for Children?

Posted in Uncategorized on January 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Many children are robbed every Sunday. How you might ask? By cute little stories derived (yes derived) from biblical accounts. I hate to say this, but I think those who disciple small children in churches (the primary responsibility lays at the foot of parents and particularly FATHERS), should take a biblical theology class, even if [...]

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Shepherding From a Card

Posted in Ecclesiology, Theology Applied, tagged , , on January 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Anyone who follows this blog or any of the previous ones, understand that I don’t pick on Rick Warren. For the most part he seems to be nice guy who I differ with on some issues, but mostly on ecclesiology. I don’t think he is a false teacher/prophet. I think he understands and articulates the [...]

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Should the Church in America Bless Israel? A New Covenant Perspective

Posted in Biblical Theology, Current Issues, World Issues, tagged , , , , , , on January 6, 2009 | 10 Comments »

It is funny in a sad way how systems of theology (especially erroneous ones) effect the way we live and minister to others.
I remember listening to Christian radio maybe 5-6 years ago and hearing “those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse Israel will be cursed”. I won’t saturate you with the [...]

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Its the Remix #18

Posted in Remix, Studying the Scriptures, tagged , on January 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »

1 Corinthians 12:7-11
7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom teaching, and to another the utterance of knowledge  teaching according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith teaching by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing teaching [...]

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New Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Another Plug

Posted in Biblical Theology, Books, tagged , on January 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »

If you don’t know what Biblical Theology is, buy this book. If you do know what Biblical Theology is, buy this book. If you read the bible buy this book, if you don’t read the bible, then shame on you .
This book serves as a mini commentary, has helpful articles on biblical theology and [...]

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My Move Towards Simple….

Posted in Ecclesiology, tagged , on January 4, 2009 | 25 Comments »

One of the biggest transition that I have wrestled through for the last 1.5 years is that of how to do church and is there a correct way? I am not convinced of “the” correct way. As Joe Miller says “the bible is really silent on how the church should function”. I think I agree [...]

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How Are Your Verbs? Dave Black Resolve For 2009 And Maybe Ours?

Posted in Christian Living, Christianity, Discipleship, Great Ministries, tagged , on January 2, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I think this is the toughest blogpost I have ever read! There are times I wish I didn’t check certain websites. Men like Alan Knox and Dave Black, women who blog about doing it makes me question am I doing enough! I know, I know, the Gospel is about believing a bunch of abstract facts [...]

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