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With All Due Respect, Mark Driscoll is Wrong
I have to confess: I like Mark Driscoll. As much as he and I may disagree on some pretty big issues, I have a lot of respect for him, his ministry, and what God is doing through Mars Hills, Acts 29 & Churches Helping Churches. But with all due res… →
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7 Fallacies When Interpreting the Bible
My favorite online theologian C. Michael Patton had a great post last week outlining seven fallacies to avoid when interpreting the Bible. In light of our recent hermeneutics discussion and ongoing textual discussions, I thought I would post it he… →
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Genesis 19
[Part #3 in a series looking at the what the Bible says about homosexuality.] Text: Genesis 19 (Specific: Gen 19:5) (Context: Gen 18-19) Key Question: Does this passage say anything implicitly or explicitly about committed, loving, monogamous, cov… →
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Vicious Cycle
A few weeks ago, I was having coffee with a pastor friend of mine who I went to seminary with and also went to UCONN with. We were at Tisane in Hartford, catching up on life and ministry. He has been a source of grace for me during a time when few… →
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Why Stay? Why Forgive?
Gayle Haggard: →
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Asking Questions of the Text
[Part #2 in a series looking at the what the Bible says about homosexuality.] As I look at the 7 biblical references to homosexuality, I am going to follow a basic format that I hope will make the discussion/process both clear and accessible. I am… →
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A Third Perspective on Homosexuality
Recently my friend Bart gave me a copy of a paper/talk by Tim Otto, given at a meeting of the Socratic Club at the Duke School of Divinity. The paper offers a third perspective (the first two being traditionalist church and the affirming church). … →
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Church Planting Again
This weekend marks the 5th anniversary of the launch of my former church. While there have been lots of ups and downs for that church, five years is pretty remarkable. Most church plants — especially in New England — don’t make it five years. Th… →
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Dave Ramsey Plan Update
I have been a devoted Dave Ramsey fan for over two years now, when I was first became exposed to him. At the church I was last at, we made a big deal out of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU) and dozens of people completed the class an… →
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When Rome Burned
I love church history. It was actually one of my favorite classes in seminary. These days, a lot of people accuse me of being an unrealistic idealist because I truly believe that the Christ working through local churches is the hope of the world. … →
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