Jason

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Does Jesus Exist?
did Jesus exist?

Are there grounds to question the historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth?

The Jesus who was and is
the Jesus
      who was and is

Have you thought through the implications of the historical existence of Jesus?

Did the Jesus of the Bible exist?
Did the Jesus of the Bible exist?

Was Jesus just a great teacher who was deified after his death?

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Environmental management: A Christian perspective
Environmental management: A Christian perspective
Why your “good testimony” might be keeping them from Christ
Why your “good testimony” might be keeping them from Christ
The dangers of non anti-intellectualism
The dangers of non anti-intellectualism
The perfect church
The perfect church
The honest epitaph
The honest epitaph
When you’re the broken arm in the body of Christ
When you’re the broken arm in the body of Christ
When you’ve been hurt: Making the difficult choices
When you’ve been hurt: Making the difficult choices
What’s so good about being nice?
What’s so good about being nice?
Christian ministry and the “too hard” box
Christian ministry and the “too hard” box
Dictators breed cowards
Dictators breed cowards
When church discipline is sin
When church discipline is sin
Using Scripture like Satan does
Using Scripture like Satan does
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Deliberate living: Death of spontaneity?

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Does deliberate living spell death for spontaneity? I've been thinking this through over the last two weeks as several people brought it up in the comments here and here. Here are my thoughts. 1) The opposite of intentionality is not spontaneity. The opposite of intentionality is traditionalism. Traditionalism does something because "that's the way we've always done it." Intentionality does something because it seems to be the best way to do it. Intentionality may lead

It depends

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Thanks for your thoughtful responses to my last post on altar calls. The consensus is “it depends.” So my next question is: it depends on what? Let’s talk about the factors determining methodology when the Bible is silent. How does your personal experience influence your methodology? Many of you referenced personal spiritual growth as a result of the altar call. You also perceived times when the altar call was more man’s pleading than the Spirit’s

Churches without pastors

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This week we attended a friend's ordination and induction at the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland (Sydney congregation in Riverstone). The church had been without a resident pastor for over 30 years, so you could definitely feel the weight of the occasion! It was appropriately solemn, yet also a joyous celebration. We marvelled at God's providence in preserving His church, and in blessing them with a man who is equipped with the word and called

The deliberate Christ

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To be deliberate is to always move forward with the destination in mind. Perhaps the most striking picture of the deliberate Christ is found in Luke 9:51: "He set his face to go to Jerusalem." This is at least six months before his crucifixion, and yet Jesus Christ—the deliberate Christ—is moving forward with the destination in mind. That kid knows where he's going Even twenty years earlier, we find young Jesus on his first visit