Tag Archives: faith

thought for the day

Posted on November 12, 2008 by bkingr

from David Bosch, Believing the Future via Todd Hiestand. “Mission is more than and different from recruiting to our brand of religion; it is alerting people to the universal reign of God.” David Bosch in Believing the Future

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podcasts

Posted on September 29, 2008 by bkingr

we started a study of Luke at Vista Church three weeks ago. The podcasts are here. I highly recommend all three of them. Jeff Mangum has been on flaming fire. three of the best messages that go right at the … Continue reading →

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on doubt

Posted on September 27, 2008 by bkingr

Here is a post from C.J. Mahaney talking about Os Guiness and his book In Two Minds: The Dilemma of Doubt and How to Resolve It (IVP, 1976). This book is now sold as God in the Dark: The Assurance … Continue reading →

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evidence

Posted on September 25, 2008 by bkingr

What is evidence? being a lawyer, I am used to thinking of evidence as coming from admissible documents and witness testimony. whenever I am preparing a case, I engage in “discovery.” discovery is a process of asking questions and requesting … Continue reading →

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where we are.

Posted on September 14, 2008 by bkingr

according to George Barna, in 2001 8% of americans were evangelicals defined as follows: All Barna Research studies define “evangelicals” as individuals who meet the born again criteria; say their faith is very important in their life today; believe they … Continue reading →

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do we tolerate sin?

Posted on September 11, 2008 by bkingr

Ligonier has a book review of Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate (NavPress, 2007) by Jerry Bridges. Tragically, the idea of sin has disappeared in many churches, and where the concept remains, it is sometimes deflected. In other words, … Continue reading →

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New link in the sidebar

Posted on August 31, 2008 by bkingr

I put a new link over to the right to this excellent page on Resurgence. It is an excellent refutation of doctrinal errors that some leaders are making in an attempt to be culturally relevant. I post here again Driscoll’s … Continue reading →

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Mr. Obama's faith

Posted on August 7, 2008 by bkingr

here is a transcript of an interview Barack Obama gave back in 2004. Read all of it when you can, but in the meantime I found these exchanges to be fascinating: OBAMA:Where do you move forward with that? This is … Continue reading →

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getting our children engaged in christian growth

Posted on August 2, 2008 by bkingr

My lovely wife and I have been wondering about/concerned with the question of how to encourage our children to appropriate the Faith for themselves in a vibrant and real way. Julie sent a link out yesterday to some folks as … Continue reading →

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