Pragmatic Expediency
Mike Ratliff
The proponents of the seeker-sensitive church growth model may very well have had good intentions when through it was spawned the rise of contemporary mega-churches such as Willow Creek and Saddleback Valley Baptist and their clones. The focus was outreach to the unchurched. That is a proper function of the New Testament Church, [...]
Archive for November 12th, 2008
Around the Blogosphere
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Church of England, Pragmatism, Seeker Sensitive, Small Groups on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Closer to Home
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Character, Men, Women, Workplace on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Men
Pray Biblically
Key Bible Verse: “Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! … Quit your evil deeds! … Stop murdering the innocent!” (Jeremiah 22:3). Bonus Reading: Jeremiah 22:1-5
Romans 13:3-4 teaches that God has given rulers authority so that they will do good, defend what is right, and punish evil. These perspectives lead me to [...]
Missions News
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, Algeria, India, Laos, Persecuted Church, Prayer, UAE on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Graham Concludes ‘08 Crusade in Taiwan
American evangelist Franklin Graham concluded his 2008 world crusade this past weekend in Taipei, Taiwan where nearly 10,000 people committed their lives to Jesus Christ during the event.
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Unreached Peoples of the Day
Grangali (Nangalami) People
Omar sloshed some goat milk out of the pail as he brought it into the [...]
Bible Reading
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ezekiel, Hebrews, Proverbs, Psalms on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Readings of the Day
Ezekiel 24:1-26:21 ~ Hebrews 11:1-16 ~ Psalm 110:1-7 ~ Proverbs 27:14
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Old Testament – An important note from our readings in Ezekiel chapter 24 today is that Ezekiel’s wife dies on the exact same [...]
Culture Wars: Unsaved or Unchurched?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Unchurched, Unsaved on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Culture Wars
Unchurched or Unsaved? What Our Vocabulary Reveals About our Beliefs
In 1914, Ernest Henry Shackleton led an expedition to cross the entire continent of Antarctica, but wound up shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. To rescue his team, Shackleton sailed a tiny boat across 850 miles of rough seas to South Georgia Island. Despite the choppy waters [...]
Of the Day
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New Links Today
Strategic Missions Network (Missions)
Daily Puritan Quote (Quotations, Puritans)
Reformation Heritage Conference Lectures (Downloads)
Thought of the Day
Sin hath the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages.
—Thomas Watson
Theological Word of the Day
Abecedarians
A 16th century German sect of Anabaptists led by Nicholas Storch who believed that all knowledge, even knowledge of [...]
