Growing in Grace

Joyfully Finding Him Sufficient at Campus Baptist

Congratulations to the state of Israel on 60 years!

Anne Rice, the vampire novelist that several years ago turned from 30 years of atheism, said,
I stumbled upon a mystery without a solution, a mystery so immense that I gave up trying to find an explanation because the whole mystery defied belief. The mystery was the survival of the Jews…. It was this mystery that [...]

John Piper on the Cyclone in Myanmar

From the Desiring God blog:
As the carnage from Cyclone Nargis moves toward 50,000 dead and beyond, there is a way to pray and act:
1. Be softened to the pain nearby.
The Good Samaritan knew nothing of the calamities in first century Burma, but was commended by the Lord for mercies at hand (Luke 10:25-37).
2. Pray for [...]

The Emerging Church, Willow Creek, and confusing patterns

This week evidently Willow Creek had a conference that invited Brian McClaren to be a part.  Willow Creek recently stated that they wanted to move toward a better discipleship model and from the press report from the conference they continue to see the need for that.  Unfortunately it looks like their doctrinal stance is still unclear [...]

Conferences

This week we have two conferences going on.  The first is more famous: Together for the Gospel 2008 in Louisville, KY.  You can get audio here.  The one by Thabiti Anyabwile looks particularly good as well as John Piper’s.

The second is less famous but was still a blessing.  The annual Iowa Association of Regular Baptist Churches [...]

Debate on New Testament texts

Here’s a quote from a report of the debate between Daniel Wallace and Bart Ehrman (author of Misquoting Jesus) I found interesting:
Perhaps the most provocative part of Wallace’s lecture was his comparison of what Ehrman claimed was true about New Testament transmission with the transmission of sacred texts in another religion: Islam. Wallace gave three [...]

7 Habits of Highly Defective Dating

What a great Purity Conference we had! Thanks to all of you who made it possible. Here’s the requested notes from my session:
7 Habits of Highly Defective Dating
Definition of dating vs. “Christian” dating: Seeking to find a partner with which to honor God with your lives, enjoy His love together, [...]

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