You know it's a new year when every commercial on TV is an ad for either gym memberships or diet…
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You've blown it. You have really messed up this time. You have agreed with God that what you did was…
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The Beatitudes are the radical new order of blessedness initiated by the new covenant signed in the blood of Jesus. They are not the Scriptural equivalent of your mama's admonition to "be sweet." They outline the new way of the kingdom that Jesus said we should seek above all else (Matt. 6:33). It is a tall order to be like Jesus, like His compassion, His humility, His longing for the Father's glory.
Let No Evil Remain
As the spring semester draws to a close in this university town, teachers and students alike are having to make crucial choices about how they will use the tiny bit of time left them as they prepare for exams. I say teachers because I know firsthand from my friend Grace that the end of a semester brings an inevitable flurry (fury?) of grading, exam-writing and paperwork.
I grew up like some of you in a very warm and loving Christianfamily. I learned so much from my open-hearted and open-handed parents. But somewhere along the line, presumablyfrom the Midwestern Christian culture around me, I became askeptic of others. I see this in so many of my friends when itcomes to OBAMA.
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Please join us Friday, May 4th, outside behind the church building in the grassy area. We will gather out in nature for a time of worship and praise, and participate in some special prayer for the Berlin team. Come at 5:30 and bring a blanket, a picnic, the family and your Frisbee! Worship is from 6-7:30pm at the Chapel Hill Bible Church.
The Trinity function as farmers of our souls, actively caring for God’s creation: an ongoing, radical reclamation of His creation.…
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The Jesus who calmed a sea of deadly, stormy waves, whose arrival sent thousands of demons cringing and cowering to…
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Eugene Peterson’s book, Eat This Book gets its name from Revelation 10:9-10 when John asks for the scroll containing God’s…
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This Christian apologetics written by C. S. Lewis and first published in 1942. Lewis composed a book of letters from…
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Blind Willie Johnson ask in this song: Who am I? What does it mean to have a relationship with God?…
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I find it hard sometimes to say the way that I feel I do the very things I hate to…
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Amazing Grace is a historical drama about William Wilberforce who was elected to British Parliament at the age of 21…
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Academy Award nominated film from 1973 about the spiritual awakening of St. Francis of Assisi. The style of the film…
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This is a compilation of some of the writings by E.M. Bounds. I've read a fair amount of books on…
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Contemporary classic that probes the meaning of prayer for 21st century believers, and provides extended, personal anecdotes from a wide…
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This is a little known work which has a significant impact on those who read it.
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Our minds are always active. We analyze, reflect, daydream, or dream. There is not a moment during the day or…
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INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ___ to John Owen's The Death Of Death in the Death of Christ ___ By J.I. Packer _________…
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Next week (May 15) will be the 25th anniversary of the death of Francis Schaeffer, who died in his home…
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Jephthah's unfortunatedaughterMy journey through the Bible, which, I'll admit, sometimes feels like a slog, uncovers some pretty crazy things.
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Editors' note: This series explores key doctrines of the Christian faith and their practical ramifications for everyday life. Earlier in…
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