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Eschatology Discussions

A helpful discussion on the subject of what the Bible says about the End Times at Bethlehem College and Seminary  (Link Here).  

Also, another good discussion at Boyce College can be found here (Link Here).

Eschatology seems to be the flavor of the month!

The Raul Ries Story

Where Did All The War Activists Go?

Good article from Byron York on the Left’s strange silence on the war now that President Bush has left office (link here).  Even though President Obama has actually escalated the war in Afghanistan (68,OOO troops by the end of the year) and we still have over 130,000 troops still in Iraq, there isn’t much talk from either the mainstream press, or the various liberal activist groups.  Very interesting.

Extreme Sports and Christianity

If you haven’t noticed, there has been a pretty major influx of big name “extreme sports” stars who are now professing Christ.  The New York Times took note of this trend in a recent article (article here).

Piper: Do Something Risky

Ignatius: The Ultimate Youth Pastor

Wisdom On Family Matters

Are You Truly Reformed?

Well it’s been a long time.  But my wife and I get to go back to the now infamous (often the subject of much joking amongst my Pastor friends), and world renowned, Spurgeon Suite at the Honeymoon Mansion in New Albany, Indiana.  It’s hard to believe but there is actually a Bed and Breakfast suite that is named after the famous Charles Haddon Spurgeon.  The suite is over 800 square feet and has two seperate rooms.  One room is the bedroom (with a portrait of Spurgeon looking over you) and the other is a really cool Jacuzzi Room.  If you live in the area and are a Pastor, then there’s a 2 for 1 deal on Sunday and Monday nights!  My wife and I really enjoy Bed and Breakfasts and this is by far the best! 

If it makes you feel better–just cover the portrait of Spurgeon with a towel…..

A Skeptics Take On Jesus

As Christians, how do we respond to the skeptics objections to the Christian faith? In this video, we see some of the most common objections showcased.

Video link found here

Mark Driscoll: Jesus Vs. Religion

Gospel Coalition 2009 Audio/Video

The audio/video from the 2009 Gospel Coalition conference is now available (audio/video link here).  The above video is the first part of a 6 part video series that features John Piper, Tim Keller, and Don Carson discussing various issues related to the Gospel.

Book of Philippians Study

I’ve been studying through Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians. I have been blown away by Paul’s focus and passion on getting the Gospel message out. He’s willing to be imprisoned because he feels that that has advanced the Gospel. He’s willing for his enemies to prosper in their Gospel ministries, because he feels that is advancing the Gospel. In other words–Paul is a slave to the Gospel. He is bound to it and his life exists, only for it’s proclamation.  Very convicting and inspiring!

Here’s a great summation of the book from Roy Ortlund:

A recent study in Philippians prompted me to wonder, what if this one brief book were our only available Bible? How much would we have to believe and live off of? At least this:

• He who began a good work in us will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ (1:6);
• We are all partakers of grace together (1:7);
• We will be pure and blameless for the day of Christ (1:10);
• Human opposition, far from defeating the gospel, is serving to advance the joyous spread of the gospel (1:12-18);
• Should life be lost, Christ is gained (1:21);
• Temporary survival is gospel opportunity (1:22);
• To depart and be with Christ is far better than this life (1:23);
• The further we go with Christ, the more joy we experience (1:25);
• The gospel of Christ is an uplifting power (1:27);
• Opposition to gospel witness presages the doom of the opponents and the glorious destiny of the faithful (1:28);
• It is a God-given privilege to suffer for the sake of Christ (1:29);
• Union with Christ brings encouragement, comfort from love, participation in the Spirit, affection and sympathy (2:1);
• Christ Jesus himself is living proof that the arrogance of this world is doomed and that gospel humility is the path of great reward (2:6-9);
• Jesus is King, and he will have every rational creature in the universe know it and own it, to the greater glory of God the Father (2:10-11);
• We do not need even an apostle always present to lead us by the hand; God himself is deeply at work in us (2:12-13);
• Knowing Christ Jesus the Lord redefines all trophies of self-exaltation as “rubbish,” for he gives true righteousness and participation in his death and resurrection; he is so superior to all things in this world that, whatever path we may take into the resurrection of the dead, the price to be paid is small (3:7-11);
• In conversion, Christ Jesus takes eternal possession of us (3:12);
• The call of God in Christ Jesus offers a prize far beyond this world, worthy of our all (3:14);
• To whatever extent we struggle to grasp the upward call, God will reveal all that we need revealed (3:15);
• To settle for the rewards of this world is to make oneself an enemy of the cross of Christ and to make a god of one’s earthly appetites, which is the path of destruction and the reversal of a truly human life (3:18-19);
• We who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh also find our citizenship in heaven, from which we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will raise our “vile” (KJV) bodies into his immortal glory by his power over all things (3:3, 20-21);
• Our names are written in the book of life (4:3);
• The Lord is at hand (4:5);
• God receives our prayers and sends his overruling peace to guard our hearts when the circumstances of life would have us frantic (4:6-7);
• As we follow the apostolic example of lovely heavenly-mindedness, we experience the presence of the God of peace (4:8-9);
• Christ strengthens us to accept with contentment whatever life may bring (4:11-13);
• When we support the ministry of the gospel, the fruit increases to our own credit (4:17);
• God receives our gospel partnership as a sacrifice pleasing to himself (4:18);
• God is committed to our own needs with all his riches in glory in Christ Jesus (4:19);
• In it all, God will get glory for himself forever and ever (4:20);
• And in the meantime, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ will steadfastly be with our spirit (4:23).

Makes me wonder, how much more is there in this Bible which I hardly know?

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