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Why the CRC Needs To Figure Out What Confessions Are For?
The Confessional Church I’ve been doing a lot of writing on Synod and structure recently but increasingly conversations are turning towards our denomination as a confessional church. There are a number of reasons why I think this deserves more direct … Continue reading
Why I Stick With My Calvinism
I read a lot of blogs, some by Christians, some by atheists, a lot by doubters who sit in various chairs. I understand their doubts. I understand when believers abandon their faith. I love talking to honest skeptics who ask … Continue reading
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Why Should The Cosmic Creator Invite Us to Dinner?
Invitation to Dinner I’ve never received an invitation from the President of the United States for dinner. Who receives such invitations? People who the president has important business with People who the president wishes to honor People from whom the … Continue reading
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Tim Keller 4 Assumptions of Contemporary Americans
From Center Church Video Series Missional Community about minute 9 No moral authority other or higher than the self. My personal happiness is the highest good. In the end the good of the individual always trumps the good of the community. … Continue reading
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Megachurches, Size and Flexibility
Pt. 3 of Skye Jethani’s Megaship/megachurch analogy If megachurches cannot flex for a predictable anomaly, like Christmas falling on a Sunday, how will they adjust to more dramatic market changes? What happens when a generation values cities more than suburbs … Continue reading
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Dorothy Sayers Writes herself into her novels
The Story At some point Sayers also introduced into the novels a character named Harriet Vane. Interestingly, she was depicted as a mystery writer educated at Oxford (just like the author who wrote her into the story!). She had an … Continue reading
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