You worship God in your way . . .

This is a good one.
D. G. Hart and John R. Muether have this to say near the end of their book, With Reverence and Awe,
Frequently, variety in worship is described as the difference in style, whether contemporary or traditional, seeker-sensitive or liturgical. These styles do not affect content, supposedly, but are interchangeable according to the [...]

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Uh-oh . . . more proof just released against God

Those silly scientists have done it again. Now it seems that prayer doesn't cure anything after all. In fact, it makes matters worse. Well, I guess that pretty much debunks Christianity once and for all.
I don't know . . . I have the feeling their methodology might have been off.
Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical [...]

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Happy Big 19th Birthday, Scott Aniol

Happy Big 19th Birthday to the King of Fundamentalist Pop, Scott Aniol!

To him I bequeath my great love for adult beverages* . . .
but he still has to wait two more years . . . heh, heh
You know, Scott, I will say that there's nothing like a nice cold one after a hard day of [...]

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On application in sermons

This first excerpt comes from the 9marks interview, Church and Culture with Ligon Duncan and Thomas Ascol. One would hope that some segments, before forsaking application completely, would think through it a bit more. Even Bob Bixby thinks that specific application is important (listen to the sermon, “Word-centered”).
Duncan: “Preaching is explaining God’s own revelation to [...]

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Truly there are two worlds

Metaphysical poet Thomas Traherne said,
To contemn the world and to enjoy the world are things contrary to each other. How, then can we contemn the world, which we are born to enjoy? Truly there are two worlds. One was made by God, the other by men. That made by God was great [...]

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Which 20th Century pope are you?

Which Twentieth Century Pope Are You?

You are Pope St. Pius X. You'd rather be right than newfangled.
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You know, I really don't know what to think about this.
And, for all you scoffers out there, I just [...]

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What makes my friend a great preacher

I have a friend who asked me to help out in ministering at a local elderly care center Sunday afternoon. He preaches there every month, and was set to deliver the homiley. I have heard this fellow preach before. I always enjoy his sermons. Let me give you some reasons why.
1. He cares about what [...]

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Williams Phillips on Creeds

Creeds lead to separation, and that’s a good and necessary consequence, according to William Phillips, who said in an 1837 publication,
“Now suppose this crusade against creeds, confessions, and commentaries to be successful; imagine every thing in the shape of a creed destroyed, every book, manuscript, and pamphlet, from the writings of the ancient fathers, down [...]

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If thou but suffer God to guide thee

This hymn, written by Georg Neumark in 1640, was translated to English by Catherine Winkworth, and is often sung to NEUMARK.
If thou but suffer God to guide thee
And hope in Him through all thy ways,
He’ll give thee strength, whate’er betide thee,
And bear thee through the evil days.
Who trust in God’s unchanging love
Builds on the rock [...]

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Warnings about the para-church: Dabney on lay-preaching

“Christ ordained that the human heralds of his truth, since they would not be infallible, should preach under strict responsibility to his church. But the lay-preacher, especially the one who merges his own denominational connection in catholic labors, in under no responsibility to the church. She has no check on his motions. We must add [...]

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More Separatism before Fundamentalism

By late 1830, it seems the divisions between the Baptists and the Campbellites were beginning to settle down into two different groups, as many of the Baptist associations were taking firm stands against the new doctrines and those who propagated them. In Sept 1830, the Russells Creek Association responded to an inquiry from some churches [...]

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More Bible verses against the use of P&W

Psalm 88
A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
O LORD, God of my salvation;
I cry out day and night before you.
Let my prayer come before you;
incline your ear to my cry!
For my soul is full of troubles,
and my life draws near [...]

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Which theologian are you?

You scored as Anselm. Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read ‘Cur Deus Homo?’

Anselm

87%

John Calvin

73%

Jonathan Edwards

73%

Martin Luther

67%

Karl Barth

67%

Friedrich Schleiermacher

53%

Augustine

40%

J�rgen Moltmann

20%

Charles Finney

13%

Paul [...]

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Trueman on choosing hymns and Dever on “Blessed Assurance”

Part of my calling is to transcribe select portions of 9marks audio. The following comes from Mark Dever’s interview with Dr. Carl Trueman. I recommend it; it provokes thought, as usual.
The interview covers a whole gamut of topics. Dr. Trueman, it seems, in his article “What Do Miserable Christians Sing?” advocates the use of the [...]

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