I find the concept of a beer-only fast ending with a bacon smoothie highly amusing. Maybe I should rethink Lent. By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor (CNN) — J. Wilson has survived his 46-day beer-only fast and found some unexpected spiritual insights. Wilson, who lives outside Des Moines, Iowa, was emulating a Lenten tradition …

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Flowing on from a series of posts offering different perspectives on confessionalism and pietism (I linked to a few last Saturday. Here’s a more comprehensive listing) Michael Horton offers his opinion. As usual, Horton offers expansive historical and theological insight. Some summary points: So what does all of this mean for the current discussion? Several …

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Pertinent and helpful questions from Doug Wolter: As people enter our doors this Easter Sunday, will they see us as real people worshiping a real Savior? Will they enter a community of grace? Tim Chester, in his excellent book, You Can Change, lists some great questions to discern if your church is a community of grace, and …

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