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One of the most difficult sins to overcome in my life because of travel (which is not an excuse) is priortizing Family worship. I have just found a beneficial booklet on this that I intend to read that comes with the following endorsement: Don Whitney has written a book we truly need. . . . This book belongs in every Christian home and in the hands of every Christian parent. — Albert Mohler, Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary There is never a perfect time to start Family Worship, just like there never is a perfect time to start

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Here is a quote from Mark Driscoll in a Interview he did with Christianity Today Traditional churches have either leaned toward being fundamentalist and separated from culture, which has led to legalism and irrelevance; or they have leaned toward being liberally synchronized with culture, which leads to compromise and irrelevance. Either way, many traditional churches are irrelevant, whether they lean to the Left or the Right theologically and politically. Most contemporary churches are not very theological beyond a few evangelical basics, because they are guided more by pragmatism and programming than theology. At Mars Hill Church, we are driven by

Does the ETS Doctrinal Statement Say Enough?’ In deciding on what to include in a doctrinal statement I think the ETS statement (only containing 2 points) is to minimalistic to define the boundaries of “Evangelical Christianity,” or for that matter “Christianity.” Even Though defining Evangelicalism today is difficult since the word has become so elastic to include about anyone, we must thing through our definitions of these words. Dr. Ron Van Neste says:The events of Sept 11 have raised awareness of the importance of boundaries or limitations, boundaries determining who may be admitted into our country and who may not,

Here is a good discussion on tracing some of the significant developments in Luther’s understanding of justification, as well as, providing some observations regarding possible contributions such a study makes in today’s justification conversation.: Faith & Practice: Justification by Luther: Luther in Context (Part 3) see also www.disciplemaking.net

Here is a final reference from the article this I pointed to this wednesday: “Why must our Hermeneutics be Trinitarian?”. I believe that the author provides a good basis for us to be Christocentric in our Interpretations of God’s Word, The Bible. Christ the Only Savior of Interpretation byVern Sheridan Poythress see also www.disciplemaking.net

The Wall Street Journal ran a good article on the the only minister to sign the Declaration of Independence – John Witherspoon. The Forgotten Founder For us looking back on the generation of the Founders, it is easy to deprecate the religious inheritance that, for many of them, formed the ground of their commitment to political liberty. Theological skeptics and even atheists there were aplenty in late eighteenth-century America. But for every Jefferson who re-wrote the Bible excising every mention of miracles, there was a platoon of men like Madison who wrote commentaries on the Bible. Witherspoon believed that religion

Yesterday I referenced an article on the Trinity and hermeneutics. In that article it references 2 other articles that I found beneficial in my discussion of exegesis. The article starts out by saying: Since philosophical and theological circles are increasingly dominated by concerns for hermeneutics, it is important to work out explicitly the implications of God’s Lordship for hermeneutics. Because of the vastness of the implications, I can only begin the task in this article. God’s Lordship in InterpretationVern Sheridan Poythress see also www.disciplemaking.net

It warms my heart to see aggressive evangelism encourged. Dr. Mark Dever really encourages us to agressive evangelize but leave the results with God. Intuitive we know this, but many of evangelistic methods today are more manipulative than Faith oriented. Read this and be encouraged. Dever: Preach Gospel to all people; ‘trust God with the results’ By Jeff Robinson Jun 26, 2006 see also www.disciplemaking.net

For the next couple of days I want to link to articles that deal with hermeneutics (how to study the bible). These articles show how we should approach the Scirptures in our studies. this first one was publsihed reciently in the Southr Baptist Journal of Theology. Why Must Our Hermeneutics Be Trinitarian?by Vern Sheridan Poythress[Published in The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 10/1 (spring 2006), 96-98. Used with permission.] see also www.disciplemaking.net