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The word “orthodoxy” is slippery today, and many use it for something more than the historic creeds. Orthodoxy refers to the faith statements of the classical creeds. “Heresy” refers to teachings contrary to those creeds. This week we are exploring how orthodoxy (and the creeds) relate to the emerging church movement. Today we will observe…

Sunday I spoke at NorthBridge Church. They asked me to initiate a new teaching series on the Apostle’s Guide to Missional Living as taken from 1 Peter. It’s a great church to attend, so I was really honored to be there.

“Everything,” Tom Wright says in his intro to Romans 9–11, “about Romans 9-11 is controversial…. CH Dodd, notoriously, regarded it as an old sermon that Paul happened to have by him” (620). Many today, including Wright, think these three chps are the climax of the letter. Could it be that the New Perspective’s focus on…

For many in the emerging movement there is a good reason to express the Christian faith by appealing to the creeds: that reason is ecumenical. By appealing to the creeds one is able to get way behind and well beyond fundamentalism and the sectarian tendencies of denominationalism.

From Bob, and I hope you’ll continue to pray for him and his heart, and Linda and those kids. I know I’m praying for him often.:

The 6th and 7th questions of Romans 8:31-39 is this: “Who will separate us from the love of Christ?” “Will hardship…?” The answer to the sixth question, again, is “Nobody!” The answer to the seventh one is “No!” The context is important.

Here’s a letter from a reader: please think this over and if you have thoughts for Mike, please give them either here or at his site.Hey Scot, Looking for some advice from Christians with older children. Our church is a bit light on in the older Christian department, so I thought I’d ask you, and…

Almighty God, who has given your only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of his godly life: Give me grace that I may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit and also daily endeavor myself to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through…

This from RJS: It is amazing how the same things keep coming up – another quote from Franklin’s autobiography:

This “tag” records Kris’ comments; she was tagged by Lukas. 1. One book that changed your life: Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence.
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