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A pastoral response to Ann Rice ‘quitting’ Christianity – Mark Driscoll
“…Christians should not be offended by her (Anne Rice’s) rejection of Christianity. We should instead use it as an opportunity to search our own lives to see how we have been vicious, cruel, mean, unloving, and difficult to others, and repent of our own sin without fixating on what we think are her sins. We…
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A Good Example is The Best Form of Teaching
A good example is the best form of teaching. But, being a good example is less about trying harder and more about allowing God to transform your character. Trying harder often leads to failure. Look at Peter (thankfully God brought him back and chose to use him to spread good news). And spending time with…
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Justification by Theology | TheResurgence
Repent of our theological idolatry. While theology is a great thing, it is not an ultimate thing. It is a means to an end to know God and make him known. In what ways have you made it an ultimate thing? Confess them to God. Claim gospel promises. Ask God to help you not make…
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5 Reasons You May Not Be Seeing Spiritual Growth | TheResurgence
Trial and temptation is often a sign of God’s work in our circumstances to draw us away from the fleeting promises of sin into the sweeter promises of grace. Allow trial and temptation to push you closer to God, not away from him. Difficult things often indicate God’s presence, not his absence. He disciplines those…
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Have We Forgotten The Holy Spirit?
I think it was Francis Chan who said that if you took away the Holy Spirit in churches today, sadly many would still keep on operating because they have been built completely on talent with no request from the supernatural. “Many churches are empty, dry, and void of spiritual life because they have lost touch…
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ARTICLE: 6 Weeks Away & Unplugged – LV Hanson | Catalyst
The Father Does Not Shout, He Whispers. It wasn’t until I shut everything off that I slowly realized how much I tune into that which is the most immediately appealing…to that which “wins” my attention, and everything around me seems to SHOUT and compete for it – the television I watch, the movies I see,…
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ARTICLE: 10% Christian Living – Buckley | Catalyst
Imagine if Christ had adopted a 10% world view. What if he gave only 10% of his time and passion while he was on earth and considered the other 90% his? What if he could only have spared 10% of his life on the cross or had chosen to take on just 10% of our…
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The Problem With The Rock Star Pastor
I just enjoyed reading this article on the problem with Rock Star Pastors by Ed Stetzer…
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Not Interested in Religion?
Not interested in religion? Me too. Freedom living is not about religion, it is about a relationship… Many of you may be disillusioned because of ‘religious’ people you’ve known. The interesting thing is that when you read the life of Jesus, he scolded religious leaders of his day because they emphasized the wrong things and…
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Why Is There Suffering?
This morning I read a passage which gave a glimpse into the purpose of suffering… 1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 