September 2005

Semi-Pelagian Catechism

September 24, 2005

Jeff found a “semi-Pelagian catechism,” and put it up on his blog. Funny stuff, unless you are semi-Pelagian.

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Resolutions

September 23, 2005

We passed a resolution on teen smoking at our last Convention, and others on the education of our children, the federal judiciary and even the Disney boycott (it’s over in case anyone wasn’t paying attention). I have never written up a resolution before, but I thought I would take a stab at one that has [...]

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Being Human

September 22, 2005

Pearl Madison: I’m only human, man. Leland: It’s funny how people only say that after they do something bad. I mean, you never hear someone say, “I’m only human” after they rescue a kid from a burning building. The United States of Leland [2003] Leland (a high school student imprisoned for murder) gently rebukes his [...]

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For the Record

September 22, 2005

I am not: a Republican a Democrat a Conservative a Liberal a Moderate. I am not any of these things because I am a Christian, and following Jesus Christ prevents me from buying wholesale any of the world’s systems as if any of them encompassed the faith once for all delivered to the saints. I [...]

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Reformed Repentance

September 21, 2005

Though I am a Reformed theologian I make many of my corrective remarks toward those of us in the Reformed tradition. Tom Ascol has been doing the same on the Founders Ministries Blog. In his most recent post he argues, “if you love God supremely, you will love people sincerely.” This is something easy to [...]

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Meeting Needs

September 21, 2005

Jesus met people’s needs. He healed the sick, cast out demons, fed the hungry and demonstrated compassion on the needy everywhere he went. Should the church follow her Savior in similar works of mercy? If the answer is yes, (and the answer must be a resounding, “Yes!” since we are sent just as he was [...]

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What the Bleep?

September 20, 2005

What the Bleep Do We Know? is a popular indie film that seeks to introduce people to a new way of thinking, doing and being. It attempts to show the connection between (new) science and faith, and in the end holds out hope for individuals to create their own reality and become what they dream [...]

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