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What is the Mission of the Church?
Kevin DeYoung’s message “Rethinking the Mission of the Church” is the best I’ve heard on this topic, which is why I asked him to deliver it at the recent Sovereign Grace Pastors Conference. Kevin provides sharp theological discernment on this topic. In the conclusion of his message, Kevin said, So what is the mission of the…
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A Christian
“A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all.” – Martin Luther
Religion as Socially Useful
An excerpt from Richard J. Mouw’s (President of Fuller Theological Seminary) blog on Fuller Theological Seminary’s site: When the ancient Israelites were taken as captives to Babylon, the Lord sent them instructions about how they were to handle their new social situation: they were to “seek the welfare (shalom) of the city where I have sent…
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Who Am I?
By Dietrich Bonhoeffer Who am I? They often tell me I stepped from my cell’s confinement Calmly, cheerfully, firmly, Like a squire from his country-house. Who am I? They often tell me I used to speak to my warders Freely and friendly and clearly, As though it were mine to command. Who am I? They…
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Watch: Unearthing Sexual Exploitation
* taken from resurgence Unearthing Sexual Exploitation from Unearthed on Vimeo. Here at the Resurgence we’ve been pushing to educate the church about sex trafficking. Pastors Mark Driscoll and Justin Holcomb were recently interviewed for a documentary on human trafficking by Unearthed. Facts: The average age of entrance into sex trafficking is 13 years old. Members of every country…
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What does “coram Deo” mean? – R.C. Sproul
original post – http://www.ligonier.org/blog/what-does-coram-deo-mean/ I remember Mama standing in front of me, her hands poised on her hips, her eyes glaring with hot coals of fire and saying in stentorian tones, “Just what is the big idea, young man?” Instinctively I knew my mother was not asking me an abstract question about theory. Her question was not…
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Amazing Grace- check out the movie
Last night was the our last community group meeting. Community group is kinda what we call our small groups but it’s so much more than that, it’s our community. We not only study the Bible together but we talk about our lives, pray for one another, and eat together. I think eating together, even though…
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Zacchaeus Gives Money Back
[Took this from the Desiring God Blog] In Luke 19, Zacchaeus the tax collector was converted. He vowed to give back fourfold to anyone he had defrauded. Imagine a conversation he might have had when returning the money. * * * “Dad, there’s a man at the door. He said his name is Zacchaeus.” “Zacchaeus!” Judah’s face…
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William Poon
William Poon is an MBA student at Cornell Tech. He’s also a VC Fund Manager with Big Red Ventures, Cornell’s MBA run VC fund. He’s looking for Strategy, Product, or VC roles after the MBA program.
Previously he’s started two companies and working in Impact Investing. He’s helped start a startup accelerator for education, healthcare, and finance.
For He Has Defied the Armies of the Living God!
Currently there are two questions that I ask myself pretty frequently these days. 1) How much do I really love God? 2) If I really love God, how much do I really hate sin and everything that he hates? These are pretty simple questions but have led to many other questions that have kept me…
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