Tag Archives: love

what is community?

Posted on November 25, 2008 by bkingr

I have been struggling with what a christian community should really be for almost six years now. Acts 2:42 says that the first church devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to prayer, to fellowship and to the breaking of bread. … Continue reading →

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porn-again christian

Posted on October 11, 2008 by bkingr

Mark Driscoll has posted chapters 3 and 4 of his book Porn-Again Christian. If you are a man, then go take the thirty minutes it takes to go read the introduction and the first four chapters. Pornography is a serious … Continue reading →

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beyond first impressions

Posted on October 4, 2008 by bkingr

Do you make judgments based on what someone looks like? Do you automatically categorize and rank the people you come into contact with based on their clothes? I know it happens. and so do you. I go to a furniture … Continue reading →

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fireproof

Posted on September 27, 2008 by bkingr

Julie and I and some friends of ours went to see this movie last night. It was really good. Not in the usual way. There wasn’t any great acting accomplishment and the script was kind of wooden. But the story … Continue reading →

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help for the hurting

Posted on September 23, 2008 by bkingr

Here is a great resource for people who have made a terrible choice. Remember that all of us have made terrible choices and that God loves us anyway. In our badness and when we didn’t have anything to offer Him, … 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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more on marriage

Posted on August 28, 2008 by bkingr

This quick post is an update to the one below it to give a little more context. The angst described in this article has been felt by every person married more than a week. That is why the article strikes … Continue reading →

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Jon Bloom on Hebrews 12

Posted on August 26, 2008 by bkingr

Is God punishing me? that is the question we sometimes ask when things aren’t going well. Jon Bloom takes a look at Hebrews 12 and concludes: These saints were not to interpret their painful experiences as God’s angry punishment for … Continue reading →

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what is community?

Posted on August 21, 2008 by bkingr

Ok. the Thirsty Theologian had an interesting link on his page that I followed yesterday evening to discover this post. (by the way, TT has some great posts up top right now about why a literal translation of the Bible … Continue reading →

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