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Christian Wrestling…

by Dan on May 13, 2010

I’ve actually attended a church that does this, very interesting. I think it’s good that these guys tie it in to Christ at the end and share the good news about Christ, despite my theological quibbles with the “altar call” methodology. So long as this is truly being done to the glory of God, I [...]

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The Curtain Was Torn in Two…

by Dan on April 2, 2010

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Christophobia

by Dan on January 20, 2010

It seems that Christophobia is rampant these days. Nothing causes such a stir as two simple words: “Jesus Christ.” Have you ever noticed that if a chaplain closes a prayer “in Jesus’ name,” it makes headlines, but if a religious leader prays to Allah, Benevolent Spirit, Jehovah, etc. no one bats an eye? Why is [...]

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Only Through The Cross of Christ

by Dan on January 19, 2010

In John 14:6, Jesus says “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” But how often we leave Christ out of the picture. Or we introduce a false Christ who simply wants to better society and love people. We forget that He had to [...]

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Romanticized Worship

by Dan on September 17, 2009

I saw this video from Matt Redman over at Kevin DeYoung’s blog. P.S. the expression “blokey bloke” is akin to our expression “manly man”: Redman talks about how worship music has become romanticized and largely unscriptural. He says that “the church has been under-fathered and over-mothered.” Most of us are familiar with the “Jesus is [...]

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Jesus' Church Growth Chart

by Dan on June 10, 2009

Attracting true followers isn’t so easy. I saw this over at iMonk.    

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Do you celebrate Easter?

by Dan on April 12, 2009

Happy Bunny Day! My brother attends a church that does not celebrate Easter, so my wife and I were discussing the origins of the holiday with him yesterday at Cracker Barrel. Then we got home and lo and behold, Daniel and Heather posted a great article about this very issue. You have to see the [...]

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God is the Gospel

by Dan on March 5, 2009

The early church was persecuted heavily, particularly under the reign of Nero (who fed Christians to the lions in the Coliseum). How must have early followers preached to attract so many new followers to the faith in such a difficult time? Why would anyone come to faith in Christ when it meant almost certain death? [...]

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?-ianity, a Christless Christianity

by Dan on January 2, 2009

It’s no big secret that the gospel of American Christianity is really no Gospel at all — see my recent post entitled American Jesus: A Manifesto for more on that. But this is much more significant than just the presentation of “Decision Theology” and other Pelagian ideals, it involves a complete removal of Christ from [...]

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Where is Jesus on Election Day?

by Dan on November 4, 2008

Psalm 2 really strikes me as a relevant passage for the day: Psalm 2  1 Why do the nations conspire        and the peoples plot in vain?  2 The kings of the earth take their stand        and the rulers gather together        against the LORD        and against his Anointed One.  3 “Let us [...]

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I normally write more thought-provoking, lengthy articles and such. But pardon me while I rant a moment about this. From the Christian Post: An eighth grader at a New Jersey middle school was sent home Friday after he dressed up as Jesus Christ for Halloween. Alex Woinski, 13, wore a white robe, red sash, sandals, [...]

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