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Intellectually Bankrupt

By on Friday, February 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Read 1 John 5:1 – 12  It has always fascinated me that so many in the church spend a great deal of their time attempting to find scientific and historical proof to support the assertions of the Christian religion.           For example, there are dozens of religious books in the marketplace that were written with claims […]

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Individualism

By on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

In the book Habits of the Heart, Robert Bellah characterizes Western society as marked by rampant individualism. This characterization touches at the very essence of North American culture.  “Individualism is a calm and considered feeling which disposes each citizen to isolate himself from the mass of his fellows and withdraw into the circle of family […]

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Trinitarian Worship

By on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 | No Comments

One more quote from James Torrance: The Trinitarian view of worship is that it is the gift of participating through the Spirit in the incarnate Son’s communion with the Father. That means participating in union with Christ, in what he has done for us once and for all, in his self-offering to the Father, in […]

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James Torrance

By on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment

In his book Worship, Community and the Triune God of Grace, theologian James Torrance  offers an insightful evaluation of much of what we call worship.  He writes that our worship… “…has no doctrine of the mediator or sole priesthood of Christ, is human-centered, has no proper doctrine of the Holy Spirit, it too often non-sacremental, […]

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You Can Dance

By on Monday, January 10th, 2011 | No Comments

“You Can Dance” was preached at http://www.pattersonavenuebaptist.com on January 8, 2011. Based on Matthew 3:13-18, the scripture story is about the “Baptism of Jesus.” This is fitting, since this particular Sunday is “Baptism of Christ Sunday.” I am in the debt of two new friends, Bill Winn and Jonathan Stepp, both of whom preached sermons […]

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As You Wish

By on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Read Matthew 3:13-17 One of my favorite novels is called The Princess Bride.  About twenty years ago, while I was a student in seminary, the book became the basis of a movie by the same title, directed by Rob Reiner.  It has been my favorite movie since it was released.  My family and I have […]

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