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Shallow Small Groups: A Common and Unfortunate Attitude Toward Community

May 28, 2011

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Does this video remind you of your church or small group? I hope not. Unfortunately, though, I think the attitudes described here are all too common in our churches.

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The Danger of Predicting the End

May 21, 2011

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Harold Camping has certainly caused a stir.  What began as billboard campaign by a small and very peculiar religious group predicting Judgment Day on May 21st has now caught the attention of the nation with both national and local news stations carrying stories about the predicted Rapture as well as the often skeptical and sometimes [...]

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Online Dating: Go or No Go?

May 7, 2011

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When some people think of online dating, they think of people like Kip from Napoleon Dynamite (see here).  But according to today’s statistics, one out of five relationships begins on the internet.  Take a look at John Piper’s video. I would be interested to hear what you think.  Is online/internet dating a legitimate option for [...]

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Radical Together: A Video Demonstrating Why Reading David Platt’s New Book Is Worthwhile!

April 30, 2011

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Truth Claim 101: YOU Are on the Verge of Wrecking Your Life

April 13, 2011

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You are on the verge of wrecking your life.  I know that with certainty.  I’m not psychic, and I’m not reading your mind as you read this chapter.  I doubt this book will be in print long enough to be read by artificially intelligent androids; so for now, I’m assuming if you can read, I [...]

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Porn Again Christian

April 8, 2011

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This is a great resource for men and women who struggle with the sin of pornography and lust.  Driscoll, like always, is candid and frank about the effects of porn on our lives, and he grounds his discussion in Scripture.  This is a must read for any Christian struggling with this issue.  Read it HERE [...]

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Keeping the Faith — Even in Politics

March 25, 2011

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As a political reporter, I found myself a few days ago in one of those smoky situations straight from a movie scene. To my left, an elected official danced close with a girl half his age, a girl not his wife. To my right, a lobbyist for a huge company stared drunkenly into the eyes [...]

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Truth Claim 101: The Christian Life Is Victorious

February 23, 2011

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“Who then can comprehend the riches and the glory of the Christian life? It can do all things and has all things and lacks nothing. It is lord over sin, death and hell, and yet at the same time it serves, ministers to, and benefits all men. But alas in our day this life is unknown throughout the world; it [...]

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The Myth of Personal, Private Religion

February 10, 2011

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“I don’t like organized religion; I think my faith is a private issue between me and God.” If you have spoken to more than five people about their faith, you have most likely heard some variation of this statement. If you have heard this statement, you may have been hoodwinked.

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Thoughts on Ecumenism, or, Lessons from Herbal Essences Hair Products

February 1, 2011

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I remember in 7th grade, I bought a product meant to detangle your hair. It had strange instructions on the back: “To detangle hair, start brushing from ends to roots.” Now, like a normal human being, I always start at the root and brush down to the ends. But for a split second — because [...]

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