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Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Evangelicals and the Kingdom of God

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For some time now, accusations have been hurled against conservative evangelicals which contend that we are so concerned about the eternal t...
Friday, July 22, 2005

Emerging Evangelical: What's in a Name?

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"Labeling" has become an artform in western life, to the extent that most in our culture, including many within the church, care m...
Friday, July 15, 2005

Making Love to the Glory of God

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Following Jesus and having great sex are two concepts that, unfortunately, are rarely viewed as belonging together. The hijacking of human s...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Liberalism Lives! A Review of Bishop Spong's "The Sins of Scripture"

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Since the 1970s, research abounds showing the close correlations between ecclesiastical decline and "mainline" theology that seeks...
Sunday, June 19, 2005

The Public Education Resolution: Southern Baptists and Cultural Engagement

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As Russ Moore has already so eloquently stated, gatherings of the Southern Baptist Convention over the past 10 years could be called many th...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, and Father's Day

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My parent's generation will remember him as the fresh-faced, "voice beyond his years" youngest brother and lead singer of the ...
Tuesday, June 07, 2005

The SBC in 2035: What will it Look Like?

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"Lots and Lots of candles!" That is how a colleague (tongue in cheek, of course) responded to me when I asked the question: "...
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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Young Leaders, Scripture, and Tradition: The "Unintended Consequences" of the SBCs Conservative Resurgence

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Well, it's official! Young leaders and the emerging church have finally made it onto the "radar screen" of the Southern Baptis...
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Thursday, May 26, 2005

The Ressurrection and Legitimacy in Ministry

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Spencer Burke, principal architect for The Ooze website www.theooze.com , often laments the condition of the church in North America. One of...
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Thursday, May 19, 2005

Lessons in Absolute Truth; from Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Like most other "Gen-Xers," I have long anticipated this day as one of "closure." What began as a monumental epic in 19...
Saturday, May 14, 2005

The Myth of the "Third Way": A Humble Polemic for the Emerging Church

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First, let me state from the beginning: I am probably not someone who could be identified as part of the "emerging church" moveme...
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Dr. Joel Rainey is an imperfect, but growing follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Amy, father of three, and Lead Pastor at Covenant Church, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He serves on the adjunct faculty of two seminaries, and the author of three books.
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