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“In short, you didn’t come from an embryo . . .”
Scott Klusendorf in his book The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture page (36): In short, you didn’t come from an embryo, you once were an embryo. At no point in your prenatal development did you undergo…
Can your family be an idol?
Not only can family be an idol, it may be the most common idol amongst Christians in the West. And, remember this – – making something an idol is a sure-fire strategy for destroying the thing you idolize. Pastor (and…
“Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error . . .”
David Augsburger: Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness. This quote is a good…
Where should you start when sharing the Gospel?
David L. Turner: In evangelism and apologetics the Christian should not attempt to prove the existence of God to the unbeliever. The unbeliever, if he is honest with himself, knows this already. The Christian should proclaim the gospel, God’s appointed…
A sobering reminder for leaders (we suffer most)
I keep forgetting this one shared by Daryl Dash. “A good and sobering reminder from D.A. Carson in The Cross and Christian Ministry: We follow a crucified Messiah. All the eschatological promises regarding the new heaven and the new earth,…
“Fast Food”: It should be a matter of “when,” not “if”
I am having the right kind of fast food for lunch today, meaning I’m having no food at all. Rather than allowing my stomach to always pound out marching orders, I am using the extra time to focus on prayer…
Moo on whether or not those who have never heard the Gospel can be saved
If nothing else, read the last paragraph. Doug Moo (NIV Application Commentary on Romans, 82-83): We do not think these verses give any grounds for thinking that salvation can be gained apart from the gospel. Paul’s argument in 1:18-3:20 is…
The New Green Religion
At our church, one of the things we have seen Paul stress in the first chapter of Romans is that people are inherently aware of God. Even those who deny God, are only suppressing something that is stitched deeply into…
Tim Tebow (who wasn’t aborted against doctor’s advice) to appear in pro-life Superbowl commercial
The LA Times reports: The former Florida quarterback and his mother will appear in a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl next month. The Christian group Focus on the Family says the Tebows will share a personal story centering on…