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Ephesians Revisited
The letter to the Ephesians is a book in which we find both lofty theological doctrines and also practical truths for daily living. Below is a recap of this important letter. The central theme to the...
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The Importance of Catechism
Ingrained in the history of the church is a healthy and long tradition of catechesis. Catechism literally means “to teach orally.” Catechesis has taken various forms through history, but far from being...
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What the Church is Doing Right
The church is too modern or the church isn’t modern enough. The church has accepted too much of the world’s culture or the church doesn’t engage the culture enough. The church is too politically...
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Secular Christianity
Much of American Christianity is completely secular. That may sound strange to you because “secular” has come to mean simply the opposite or absence of religion. We often talk of things being religious...
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Confessional In Name Only
Sometimes people say they believe something, but it’s pretty hard to tell. While they verbally assent to a given fact or idea, their actions can be decisively going in the opposite direction. In the...
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Jesus Wants All of You Sanctified, Not Just One Sin
Persistent sin plagues us, it clings to us like seaweed on a drowning man. Even though we know we are free in Christ we still hear the rattling of the chains of sin and slavery. Because so often the...
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When It Comes To Application, We Can Do Better
When I was growing up I hated school, especially math. I wasn’t a very good student. I had trouble paying attention and didn’t care about the subject matter. There was one very simple reason, I didn’t...
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Pastoral Ministry Isn’t A Stepping Stone
The pastoral office is under attack. This attack comes from sources both inside and outside the church. There is a unique attack on the pastoral office however, and it comes from pastors themselves....
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Every Christian a Churchman
The idea of the churchman has a long history. While the term seems a bit antiquated today, connecting “man” to a word signified a completely sold out demeanor towards the thing it was attached to. A...
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A Case For The 30 Minute Sermon
Sermon length is a topic of constant debate. Several factors, such as culture, literacy, expectations, liturgy, and others make the issue of length variable with no absolute determination. What was...
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