On January 4-6, 2010, hundreds of college students and young adults will gather in the metro Detroit area for the SGI National Conference under the theme: “God’s Armor: Put It On.” It is crucial for future leaders to understand what God’s Word says about Jesus, the gospel, the church, missions, and their lives. Student Global [...]
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JP: A followup to 8 Questions I’m going to ask. Also consider: Preparing for Marriage? Ask these questions ….
I’ve Got A Few Questions of my Own…
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Do you know how to run a vacuum cleaner? Any experience at it? What about a dishwasher? I’m more concerned with your familiarity with and awareness of helping another than [...]
JP: Our study Wednesday night 11/4 will be from Romans 15.
My notes are available here.
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JP: Another look at the Newsweek article We Are All Hindus Now. Referenced earlier here. What’s a Smörgåsbord?
Are We Really Hindus? America’s Food-Court Faith
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While the religious foundation of our country is as it has always been, Christian, in the short span of a few decades, we have moved from a religion of confessional creeds to [...]
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JP: Interesting read from Christianity today
When Atheists Believe
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Well-known [atheist] scholar Antony Flew was the first, saying he had to go “where the evidence [led].” Evolutionary theory, he concluded, has no reasonable explanation for the origin of life. When I met with Flew in Oxford, he told me that while he had not come to believe [...]
This week (10/28), we conclude our study of Romans 14.
My notes are available here.
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JP: Jon Pratt asks
Eight Questions I’m Going to Ask the Young Man Who Wants to Marry My Daughter
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Do you love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength?
Are you committed to the local church?
Do you know what love is?
Do you know how to lead?
Do you live out godly character?
Are you in a position to [...]
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JP: Interesting. Read on for individual testimonies!
Pastor’s challenge yields mass nuptials
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Concord Missionary Baptist Church and volunteer sponsors are paying all expenses, covering gowns, tuxedos, wedding bands, decorations and 19 cakes. The church has provided counseling and is exploring overnight hotel stays for brief honeymoons.
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The pastor said he long has been concerned about healthy relationships, society’s [...]
JP: Thoughtful article on the Christian wedding ceremony!
Lord of the Wedding Dance: What a Christian marriage ceremony is all about.
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… it’s wise to start by forgoing the persistent myth that the wedding ceremony is all about you, the individual that also looms large in contemporary politics and all consumerist rhetoric. Since marriage is at root [...]
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JP: A good article about fact-checking rumors! See further comments after the quoted section.
What does virtual rumor-mongering say about Christians?
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Thanks to the Internet, some gullible American Christians can engage in one of their favorite hobbies — digging up the metaphorical corpse of Madalyn Murray O’Hair and rhetorically flogging it — more easily than [...]
