Who is Shane Hipps, And WHAT is he saying?

To find the answer to this question, we go here
Shane Hipps is pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church, a growing, urban, Anabaptist congregation. Prior to accepting his call as a pastor, Shane was a strategic planner in advertising where he gained experience in understanding media and culture. Much of his time was spent working on the [...]

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Interpreting the Parables- Matthew 22

Over at C?RN.info, the boys like to ‘de sanitize’ the Parables. Personally,I never saw God’s Word as something that needed to be de-sanitized, though God’s word does an effective job of working to de-sanitize us- Jesus prayed “Sanctify them by your truth; thy word is truth” So I will go about working on one the [...]

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A real ADM (Ancient Discernment Minister) speaks to Us

Listen to this ADM speak:
To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:
May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend [...]

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What if a American shoe maker showed up without the Gospel?

Do me a favor. Imagine for a minute that you are impoverished. You live in a third world country, and your busting your tail because from youth you must actually work for a living. Today, you are taking a short break to play soccer with your friends. You have noticed the creation, the trees, [...]

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Is Rob Bell Even Relevant?

I had to laugh after I cried.
My sons attend a local church on Wednesday Nights to hang out with their Christian friends from school. My youngest attends AWANA, and my two middle sons and our adopted son attends the youth group. This is all due to the kindness of a local pastor who has been [...]

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Eight Reasons not to Join a Church

Pastor Rick Warren has invited people to come and become members this coming Saturday of Saddleback church. He has 2000 signed up, and wants 3000. To accomplish this goal, he has given some extra incentive to his followers:
EIGHT REASONS TO JOIN THIS SATURDAY & NOT PROCRASTINATE:
1. I’m personally teaching Class 101 for the first [...]

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Is the social gospel really the gospel?

Gary Haugen on Following Jesus
Posted by Jerry on Sep 2nd, 2008
2008
Sep 2
Friends,
Finished reading Just Couragethis morning. This is a fascinating and insightful book by Gary Haugen of the International Justice Mission. (I have written about IJM at Advance Signs). Anyhow, here’s a quote from his book:
Jesus is relentlessly issuing the invitation and forcing a choice [...]

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Rick Warren: Most loved Pastor of the World holds a little debate

Civil but Defining Discourse
Posted by Chris L on Aug 18th, 2008
2008
Aug 18
Saturday night, after spending some much-needed time in conversation with my wife in the wake of our oldest son leaving for his sophomore year at Purdue, I turned to the Olympics to watch Michael Phelps’ swim into the record books. Sunday morning, though, I [...]

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