Monthly Archives: April 2010

Asking the Radical Questions

April 22nd, 2010

Please watch these video excerpts from a Francis Chan message: I love Chan’s heart. He’s one of the few contemporary preachers with national reach who is asking the hard, radical questions that contemporary Christians must ask. He seems to have a better understanding of what it means to be human, to feel out of place [...]

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Posted in Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Discernment • Dying to Self • Faith • Godly Character • Leadership • Maturity • Notable Christians • Obedience • Perseverance • Relevance • Simplicity • Spiritual Warfare

Tagged Bible, Church Issues, Counterculture, Discipleship, Francis Chan, Persecution, Questions, Self-Examination

Beating Down the Newbies

April 20th, 2010

The following made mistakes in their ministry and held erroneous views of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and basic Christian doctrine: C.H. Spurgeon Billy Graham A.W. Tozer John MacArthur Jack Hayford Apollos Amy Carmichael Jonathan Edwards Martin Luther George Whitefield John Wesley Gladys Alward David Brainerd C.S. Lewis Leonard Ravenhill D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones [...]

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Posted in Apologetics • Benevolence • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Discernment • Dying to Self • Godly Character • Grace • Heresy • Humility • Judgmentalism • Love • Maturity

Tagged Belief, Discipleship, Gentleness, Growth, Love, Maturity, Mentoring, New Christian, Partnering, Patience, Spiritual Growth, Time, Young Christian

The Church Beyond the Cross

April 13th, 2010

If you were to ask me what day in the Christian calendar grabs my attention the most, I would have to say Good Friday. Something about that day lays hold of my heart and gets me thinking about the things of Christ, even more so than Easter. (I suspect that is largely due to my [...]

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Posted in Apologetics • Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Faith • God the Father • Godhead • Godly Character • Jesus Christ • Leadership • Maturity • Relevance • Supernaturalism • The Holy Spirit

Tagged Authority, Church Issues, Cross, Empowerment, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Power, Resurrection, Saint, Saints, Sinner, Sinners