Dan Phillips writes about church membership covenants at Pyromaniacs. As he considers the contrast between what could be termed low expectation and high expectation covenants he also notes a missing aspect of the whole issue: what the church leaders should be covenanting with the membership. He asks: Where is the elder-board’s (or whoever’s) list of …
Post by Mike Wittmer on the spiritual children of Solomon Stoddard. ‘So Open It’s Shut’ from Don’t Stop Believing. If you want your friends to enter the kingdom, don’t knock down the walls. Show them the Door.
Post from openbible.info about the most prevalent words that form the names of local churches in the USA. One of the main differences I noticed is the use of the word ‘First’ as part of a church name. I can’t think of an instance of it being used in Australia. It features in 21% of …
The Desiring God blog has featured Twelve Appeals To Prosperity Preachers from John Piper. The content has been drawn from Piper’s book ‘Let The Nations Be Glad’. As Piper points out This is the missing note in prosperity preaching. The New Testament aims at the glory of Christ, not the glory of his gifts. To …
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