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I've been thinking this morning about what happens when two doctrines collide. One is the doctrine of humanity. This doctrine tells us what we were supposed to be, and how sin has made us much less than that. A doctrine of humanity means we're not surprised at human weakness and failure.

“As the gospel spreads throughout the world, this new and variegated Christian community develops. It is as if a great drama is being enacted. History is the theatre, the world is the stage, and church members in every land are the actors. God himself has written the play, and he directs and produces it.

A few months ago I wrote a post charging myself with being Too Skeptical for the Holy Spirit. I lamented, really, the fact that my Pneumatological Hermeneutic of Suspicion is always in over-drive. A few weeks later I wrote a post delineating those Christian beliefs I considered Dogma, Doctrine, Opinion or Heresy.

“There is an urgent need for courageous preachers in the pulpits of the world today, like the apostles in the early Church who ‘were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness’ (Acts 4:31). Neither men-pleasers not time-servers ever make good preachers.

"There is an urgent need for courageous preachers in the pulpits of the world today, like the apostles in the early Church who 'were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness' (Acts 4:31). Neither men-pleasers not time-servers ever make good preachers.

These may or may not be distinctively Christian, but they have in some way helped me grow in my faith. 10. Between Two Worlds – John RW Stott This is Stott’s work on the history of preaching. Well written and inspiring, this is a must read for anyone interested in the foolishness of proclamation.

John Stott’s survey of the gay christian movement Posted on July 18, 2008 by gcmwatch JEM blog has a very good five part series on homosexuality where he summarizes the topic from John Stott’s  book Issues facing Christians Today.

"We must never think of salvation as a kind of transaction between God and us in which He contributes grace and we contribute faith. For we were dead and had to be quickened before we could believe." -John R.W. Stott

The title and pictures (below) are for Carmen’s sake. The weather report promised near perfect camping weather: 70s or 80s with just a chance of light showers. Instead, a major thunderstorm poured rain on us for most of the trip, half flooding our tent.

The #1 Strategy for Serving the Church! 0 comments "To tamper with the gospel is always to trouble the church. You cannot touch the gospel and leave the church untouched, because the church is created and lives by the gospel. ...