In Defense of the Funeral Over the Celebration of Life … Why It Matters

Filings

“Scripture doesn’t prescribe whether we should call a service a funeral or a celebration of life or anything else, nor does it prescribe exactly what we should do during the service….But I believe we’ve lost something, and that we would serve ourselves and others well if we recover the time-honored practice of holding funeral services.” - Christian Leaders

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The Comparison Trap

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By Daryl Neipp

In his book Satisfied, Jeff Manion describes a fictional interaction to which we can all relate. It’s a warm evening. A dad calls to his son, who is playing in the backyard, “Would you like some ice cream?” The son bounds into the house, where he finds a large scoop of ice cream in his bowl, and life is good (especially if it is mint chocolate chip).

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Is It Wrong to Draw Moral Lessons from OT Figures?

Filings

“It’s important to distinguish between ‘moralism’ and ‘morality.’ One is anti-gospel, the other is a byproduct of the gospel. Moralism focuses on outward behavior and is generally encouraged for personal profit and reputation.

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The Plague of Fanaticism

Ed Vasicek

Why do people who have been influential in the evangelical world passionately advocate a cause, pull back, and then sometimes take the opposite stance with equal energy?

The answer, I think, is found in the word “fanaticism.”

Not all who fall are fanatical. Not all who fall from leadership end up denying the Lord or the Word. People like Bill Hybels, James MacDonald, or Mark Driscoll have succumbed to various sins (some more serious than others). As far as I know, these men still profess faith in Jesus Christ.

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Eric Ludy - Is he solid?

boydwgrossii

Greetings everyone,

I am trying to do some research so that I can try to better minister to a couple families.

To give a quick background, there are 2 partial families that attend our church. They both grew up in the Gothard ATI movement and carry that baggage. They both don’t talk about growing up with this movement but they do both talk a lot about Eric Ludy.

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