Reformed theology seems to be presently receiving renewed interest within the church. A reformed understanding of the Bible gives rise to more than a particular understanding of salvation. It applies a vigourous interpretation of the Scriptures to all aspects of the Christian’s life. This has included a particular emphasis on the church and its gatherings. …

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I read somewhere that the only human being who never had a messiah complex was the one who actually was the messiah, namely Jesus. (If I was more efficient, I’d have a referencing system.) The rest of us fall into various degrees of trying to trying to rescue parts of (or all of) creation, instead …

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At Solapanel Tony Payne has been stepping us through ten propositions that are being raised in a forthcoming book he is co-authoring. I’d though about commenting on the whole ten at once, but that would get a bit unwieldy. The fourth was posted today. So far we’ve been told that: 1. Our goal is to …

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D.G Hart writes an article entitled: If Cooking Slowly and Growing Organically are In, Why Is Rural Ministry Out? on the website Front Porch Republic. Apparently the phenomenom where pastors find that God’s call is to the capital cities and away from the country is not unique to our nation. Nor is it confined to …

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