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college time

Posted on August 26, 2010 by bkingr

this is a chilling article from Dr. Mohler. Even as most professors see themselves as stewards of the teaching profession and fellow learners with their students, others see their role in very different terms — as agents of ideological indoctrination. … Continue reading →

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heresy in small groups?

Posted on April 26, 2010 by bkingr

Neil Cole takes a look at the possibility/probability of heresy in small groups and how to avoid it. He hit the same subject in the Verge 2010 conference. We have an excellent antibody system in the organic church movement. In … Continue reading →

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acting like teenage kids

Posted on September 22, 2009 by bkingr

never forget that the crowd running the show in Washington truly deeply believes that they are smarter than you and care more than you do about things. from Drudge here is exhibit A in the condescension lalapalooza: Energy Secretary Chu: … Continue reading →

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the Ministry of Meekness

Posted on September 19, 2009 by bkingr

Continuing to read Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, we arrive on pages 95-97 at his description of the ministry of meekness that Christians owe to one another: Only he who lives by the forgiveness of his sin in Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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spiritual leadership

Posted on September 16, 2009 by bkingr

John Piper’s article on spiritual leadership is a treasure trove of extremely valuable information. I found this bit on marks of a good teacher especially interesting since I have spent a lot of time teaching. 9. Able to Teach It … Continue reading →

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Teaching

Posted on June 7, 2009 by bkingr

Mark Driscoll has a post on the spiritual gift of teaching. The Spiritual Gift of Teaching Defined The gift of teaching is the God-given ability to understand and communicate biblical truth in a clear and relevant manner so that there … Continue reading →

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truth in love

Posted on April 29, 2009 by bkingr

Paul reminded the Ephesian church that only with truth would there be mature Christian unity and only if truth was spoken in love. Truth cannot be ducked or minimized in any way, but it must be softened with compassion. It … Continue reading →

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why doctrine?

Posted on April 14, 2009 by bkingr

via challies, here is John MacArthur talking about the importance of a sound doctrinal foundation prior to learning specific applications of scripture. Of course, practical application is vital. I don’t want to minimize its importance. But if there is a … Continue reading →

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James 3:1

Posted on January 10, 2009 by bkingr

James 3:1 says that not many of us should be teachers because we who teach will be judged more strictly. Teaching the word of God to the people of God is a huge responsibility and should be approached with an … Continue reading →

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theology in church?

Posted on December 11, 2008 by bkingr

Yesterday Todd Burus put up a post regarding his church’s general lack of receptivity to learning deeper theological points. let him explain what he means: As someone who teaches frequently across several ages in the church, probably the largest complaint … Continue reading →

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church planting

Posted on December 3, 2008 by bkingr

Two interesting links that I ran across yesterday. Both of them are in this post by Reformissionary and the Dan Kimball article was also mentioned in this post by Chris Marlow. The question I have is about church planting. Mark … Continue reading →

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Questions at church?

Posted on November 16, 2008 by bkingr

I don’t watch the show Desperate Housewives so I only have a passing familiarity with it or its characters. But thanks to the Vision Navigator, I saw this clip and it struck a chord with me. watch this right quick … Continue reading →

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more on harsh language

Posted on September 18, 2008 by bkingr

Here is Doug Wilson’s response to the arguments put forward by Nathan Busenitz that I referenced earlier today. Here is Doug’s response to Nathan’s third argument which was definitely the best one he had: 3. And last, Busenitz presents what … Continue reading →

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persuasion

Posted on September 13, 2008 by bkingr

Paul said that since we know what it means to fear God, we seek to persuade men. Then he said, “we implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” In his earlier letter to the same group he … Continue reading →

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Is the church for evangelism?….continued even further

Posted on September 9, 2008 by bkingr

In a way this whole discussion seems weirdly artificial. All of our life as Christ followers is the gospel. Everything we do or say is because of the presence of God in us. I am not a preacher (vocational pastor … Continue reading →

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a new book

Posted on August 15, 2008 by bkingr

Mark Driscoll has a new book out explaining difficult theological words. (words, by the way, that the ESV generally uses, which is one of the reasons that I use it.) I wish that I could embed the video, but every … Continue reading →

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teaching

Posted on July 29, 2008 by bkingr

Instapundit gave a link to an article about Randy Pausch and his last lecture. In the article, Charles Lipson talks about the fact that professor Pausch’s lecture was also a lesson in great teaching. Lipson makes the point that good … Continue reading →

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