Monthly Archives: March 2010

The power of the Gospel

Friday, 19 March 2010 – 11:36 pm

What is the Gospel? I briefly covered this in my article, The mysterious case of the disappearing gospel. But the topic is so important that I return to it here. St. Paul defines the Gospel very clearly and concisely in his first letter to the Corinthians: Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which [...]

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Bob DeWaay on the dangers of spiritual formation and spiritual disciplines

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 – 11:46 pm

My friend Mike Ratliff presents a superb article by Bob DeWaay that gets to the heart of the problems inherent in spiritual formation and spiritual disciplines. As usual, Pastor DeWaay is Scriptural, clear, insightful and convincing. What more could you want? If you have read my article Spiritual growth? There’s an app for that, you’ll [...]

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The mysterious case of the disappearing gospel

Saturday, 13 March 2010 – 6:07 pm

Have you noticed? Christian organizations everywhere are emphasizing the importance of engaging in practical ways with the poor and needy. The talk is of ‘impacting people’s lives for the Kingdom’ and ‘responding to Jesus’ call to look after the poorest and most vulnerable’. This is a good thing, surely? Is this not simply following the [...]

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Spiritual growth? There’s an app for that

Sunday, 7 March 2010 – 9:49 am

The folks from Leadership Network are into innovation in a big way. And they have something shiny and new. It’s called Monvee. Remember, Leadership Network is the organization that helped infect the church with the twin blights of Seeker Drivenism and Emergence Christianity. Leadership Network has marketing clout, and knows how to use it. Monvee [...]

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