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The Bible

Posted in Meditations on January 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This book contains the mind of God, the state of man,
the way of salvation, the doom of sinners and the happiness of believers.
Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding,
its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable.
Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice to be holy.
It contains light to [...]

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Characteristics of Preaching from Peter – Part 4

Posted in Biblical Studies, Preachers/Preaching on January 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Continuing from Part 3.

IX. Preaching is Wordy (v. 40a) According to verse 40, the text reads: “And with many other words he solemnly testified.” What we have here in Acts 2 is only a synopsis of Peter’s preaching, not the actual word-by-word full sermon transcript. This means that the actual sermon of Peter lasted [...]

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Post Tenebras Lux

Posted in Church on January 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Post Tenebras Lux

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The Valley of Vision

Posted in Meditations, Prayer, Puritans on January 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of [...]

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Comfortable Christianity

Posted in Meditations, Theology on January 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

My brother-in-faith Brian says, “Our view on life is we can be Christians as long as it doesn’t hurt our pocket book. We go toward our faith as long as its comfortable, like the purpose of it is to bring us comfort and even financial wealth. We are Christians as long as we don’t have [...]

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Well-Intentioned Dragons (Book Review) – Part 3

Posted in Book Reviews, Church, Leadership, Pastors on January 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Continuing from Part 2 of some other practical, sound, and wise advices:

The number of sources making the same criticism is also telling. Church dragons often claim, “It isn’t just me but a lot of people who feel this way.” Unless those other people step forward, however, you can afford to be skeptical (p. 110).

This too [...]

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What Does Preaching Produce?

Posted in Biblical Studies, Preachers/Preaching on January 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Since July 2006 I’ve taken the congregation through the book of Acts during Suday evenings. Last Sunday night, we’ve finally arrived at Acts 2:37-39. I’ve titled the message “What Does Preaching Produce?” If interested, click here and download.

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Completion of the Beatitudes

Posted in Biblical Studies, Preachers/Preaching on January 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Last Lord’s day, I’ve finally finished preaching a series of expositions on the Beatitudes. If interested in listening, click here and download.

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Well-Intentioned Dragons (Book Review) – Part 2

Posted in Book Reviews, Church, Leadership, Pastors on January 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Continuing from the previous post on the book Well-Intentioned Dragons.
Another positive aspect of this book is the sound and wise advice it offers. For instance:

“Never let your enemy choose the battlefield” (p. 77).

“If the church itself is not healthy, the place to start is by building a healthy board. Cohesiveness among the spiritual leaders of [...]

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Well-Intentioned Dragons (Book Review)

Posted in Book Reviews, Church, Leadership, Pastors on January 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Recently, as a birthday gift I received a book titled Well-Intentioned Dragons: Ministering to Problem People in the Church [Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1994] by Marshall Shelley.
Shelley describes the “dragons” as follows:
Within the church, they are often sincere, well-meaning saints, but they leave ulcers, strained relationships, and hard feelings in their wake. They don’t consider [...]

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