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procrastination

Posted on July 22, 2010 by bkingr

Joe Thorn is hurting me today. Why is procrastination wrong? Edwards argues that procrastination presumes upon the grace of God, assuming that he has given us future time when in fact our time may be short. We do not know … Continue reading →

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gospel centered

Posted on August 13, 2009 by bkingr

helpful reminder from Joe Thorn about the gospel and what it means to be gospel centered as a person and as a church. The Gospel Before we jump into gospel-centeredness we need to be clear about the gospel itself. In … Continue reading →

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singing my song

Posted on June 21, 2009 by bkingr

Joe Thorn is singing my song. I love to sing and I firmly believe there is a song for every occasion. Singing is a wonderful way to express thoughts, fears, feelings, hopes, concerns, dreams. Sometimes when no song lyrics come … Continue reading →

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Hate Well

Posted on April 19, 2009 by bkingr

Joe Thorn reminds us that as Christians we need to “hate well”. If you follow Jesus, cherish the gospel, and love God and neighbor you will hate well. If you do not hate, you will find yourself more susceptible to … Continue reading →

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Relevance

Posted on February 12, 2009 by bkingr

Joe Thorn has a quote from John Piper regarding relevance that says: As a preacher, I think a lot about relevance. That is, why should anyone listen to what I have to say? Why should anybody care? Relevance is an … Continue reading →

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why church membership

Posted on February 4, 2009 by bkingr

why is it important to require people to “join” a church and become a “member”? Isn’t “membership” an outdated term/concept? Joe Thorn has posted some thoughts as well as an outline for his membership class. Excellent stuff. We do church … Continue reading →

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on the health front

Posted on January 28, 2009 by bkingr

On the health front, Joe Thorn reminds us that coffee is good, which is a good thing, because I love coffee. I saw in the Men’s Health e-newsletter (I am not fit enough or cool enough to read the actual … Continue reading →

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