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Evangelical Guilt in Evangelism–and How John 3 Helps
Do you struggle with guilt related to evangelism? Do you feel like you do very little as a Christian to “draw” lost people? I sometimes struggle with this feeling–and sometimes, it’s justified. It’s a very healthy thing to examine one’s … Continue reading
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Live-Blog: Mark Dever at the Gospel Growth Conference
I’m here at the People Growth conference, cosponsored by the Henry Center, where Mark Dever is currently speaking on “The Four P’s of Ministry.” However, I think that he may have retitled, or subtitled, the message, “The Person and Work … Continue reading
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David Brooks: Recession Means Cocooning (and Opportunity for the Church)
David Brooks of the New York Times and Bobos in Paradise fame on the social effect of the recession: “Finally, they will suffer a drop in social capital. In times of recession, people spend more time at home. But this … Continue reading
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Saturday Devotions: Holy Spirit Comfort
Acts 9:31 reads, “So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.” Following a … Continue reading
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Walking the Sawdust Trail: The Altar-Call and its Use in American Evangelicalism
“The pastor closes his sermon: “The Holy Spirit bids you come. The congregation, praying, hoping, expectant, bids you come. On the first note of the first stanza, come down one of these stairways, down one of these aisles. May angels … Continue reading
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The Gospel for the City: Tim Keller’s “Dwell” Remarks in The City
The first print edition of The City, a journal from Houston Baptist University, is out. Robert Sloan, the former president of Baylor University and a courageous and visionary Christian leader, heads up HBU and shares a few words about the … Continue reading
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If Jesus Spent Lots of Time with Unbelievers, Why Do Most of Us Hang Out Only with Christians?
Surfing Vitamin Z’s excellent blog, I came across a thoughtful post on evangelism by Joe Carter this morning that prompted some thinking on my part. Entitled rather provocatively “How Do You Love a Porn Star?”, the piece tackles the following … Continue reading
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What’s More Valuable: Putting in Time or Preaching the Truth? Kingdom Considerations
The answer to the above question must be carefully qualified, in my humble opinion. Both pursuits, offered out of a redeemed heart, are honoring to God. God has given His creation and His people the opportunity to labor for His … Continue reading
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The Week-est Link, January 18, 2008
1. Some quick thoughts from yesterday’s post: There will certainly be times when Christians are forced to work very shrewdly in order to share the gospel with unbelievers. For example, I know that public school teachers have to be very … Continue reading
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Re-Thinking Relational Evangelism: Getting the Gospel Out in Front
To get right to the point, I wonder if many of us haven’t gone too far in the direction of “relational evangelism.” We’ve seen contact evangelism done poorly in certain circumstances, we realize that many of our peers are hostile … Continue reading
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