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• “The church is the gospel made visible” by Mark Dever

  
  Tolle Lege — Authority: 127
  “Christian proclamation might make the gospel audible, but Christians living together in local congregations make the gospel visible (see John 13:34-35). The church is the gospel made visible.” –Mark Dever, “The Church,” in A Theology For the Church , Ed. Daniel L. Akin (Nashville: B&H, 2007), 767.
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• Book Review: Through the River

  
  everyday theology — Authority: 420
  Yesterday I found myself thinking I might share this book I’ve just finished with someone. I thought it might help.  I was immediately confused because my first impressions of Through the River weren’t good.The book is Through the River: Understanding your assumptions about the truth. It is my latest read for ...
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• Evangelism at the Expense of Discipleship

  
  TheResurgence — Authority: 636
  From the free e-book Grow: Reproducing Through Organic Discipleship . Converts vs. Disciples Some churches focus on evangelism at the expense of discipleship by seeking to win converts instead of making disciples. The goal of evangelism is disciple making. The Great Commission in Matthew chapter 28 is to make ...
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• Flashback: Vatican official says Traditional Anglican Union "unlikely"

  
  Unam Sanctam Catholicam — Authority: 121
  In response to the new norms for the reception of Anglicans into communion with Rome, I went back and dug up this article from Feb. 2009 in which some Vatican spokesman says that such a union would be very unlikely. Quite amusing, and a testament to how little some Vatican spokesmen actually know about what is going ...
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• Missional Network Gathering & Savvy Core Team Training

  
  Church Planting Novice — Authority: 466
  I am off to the Missional Network Gathering in Kansas City tomorrow with Brad Brisco as my host. I’ll be speaking on two main topics: Planting to Movement: Forming City Networks Best Practices of Missional Communities Afterwards, I will be coaching the Watershed Church Planting team on Missional Core Team ...
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• “The most important institution in the world” by John Piper

  
  Tolle Lege — Authority: 127
  “The church of Jesus Christ is the most important institution in the world. The assembly of the redeemed, the company of the saints, the children of God are more significant in world history than any other group, organization, or nation. The United States of America compares to the church of Jesus Christ like a ...
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• Horton: From a Movement to a Church

  
  Heidelblog — Authority: 536
  What is the true church? Is it even possible to talk about a “true church” in a time when people don’t even have a conception of a visible church. Mike Horton has a new piece on this at the WHI blog.Posted in contemporary evangelicalism, ecclesiology Tagged: evangelicalism, marks of the true church, Michael ...
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• On Michael Cerularius

  
  Eirenikon — Authority: 108
  I am proud to feature this interesting article by Catholic friend of the blog and frequent commenter, Michaël de Verteuil – Of the two Patriarchs of Constantinople most closely associated with the East-West schism, Michael Cerularius (Keroularios) is clearly the lesser figure in Orthodoxy. Unlike Photius, Michael ...
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• Roman Revisions Revealed

  
  Ayia Iluvatar — Authority: 98
  This morning, the Vatican Released the text of the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus , which provides for disaffected Anglicans entering into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The document appears to clear up some questions and leave a few loose ends to be answered. For my commentary on ...
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• Are you Currently a Reader of the Anglican Digest?

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 589
  If not, why not? Write a sign up to try it for a year.
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• The Organic Nature of the Church

  
  TheResurgence — Authority: 636
  From the free e-book Grow: Reproducing Through Organic Discipleship . Grow Disciples Naturally Many churches have a linear discipleship program where they try to funnel everyone through the same process. Sadly, many times churches simply use the latest program or book in hopes that what works for a large ...
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• some thoughts on women in church from 1 Cor 11 and 14

  
  only the dead see the end of war — Authority: 118
  Paul says that "every wife who PRAYS or PROPHESIES with her head uncovered dishonors her head" [1 Cor 11.5]. Now dont think about the definition of the spiritual gift of prophesy. Dont think about the head-covering issue. Think about the fact that Paul assumes women will PRAY and PROPHESY in church. This ...
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• Are Small Groups a White Thing?

  
  UrbanFaith.com — Authority: 418
  Should church small groups be filed exclusively under the rubric of "Stuff White People Like"? Thats the provocative question that Leadership Journal s Out of Ur blog recently posed . The ensuing conversation raises some interesting questions about faith, race, and the role that culture plays in shaping our ...
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• Ain’t Dat Da Troof!

  
  A Rose by Any Other Name — Authority: 123
  Two articles very much worth the read: Is Truth Really Plural? Postmodernism in Full Flower A Most Ingenious Paradox Both men are Southern Baptists and both come from a faction of the SBC that is in opposition soteriologically to the vast majority. When it comes to the inerrancy of Scripture one of the things ...
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• A “Comprehensive” Perspective on Salvation

  
  John Mark Hicks Ministries — Authority: 455
  What is salvation? Seems like a simple question. Maybe, but maybe not.  There are certainly uncomplicated aspects to answering the question, but a “comprehensive” picture is an integrated one that explores the question from various angles. The question may seem simple because it has often been answered ...
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• No Orphans Allowed

  
  More Than Cake — Authority: 410
  Orphans - A user with no role. Lately I have been doing a lot of web design using Wordpress–it is the engine that drives my blog.  Many websites using Wordpress allows users to sign up for accounts and then website Administrators can assign new users a role like “Contributor”, “Author”, “Editor”, or ...
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• Catholicism and the Appeal of Conservatism

  
  Say Hello to my Little Friend — Authority: 466
  There are Christians in the world who sincerely believe that if only Christianity would be come more liberal and “with the times,” renouncing traditional and unpopular doctrines and practices, it would gain more respect for its “relevance.” They are wrong, plain and simple. For a skeptic to observe a religion ...
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• Review: Sim Church pt 1

  
  The bob.blog feed! — Authority: 458
  Its really difficult for me not to come out swinging when a book Ive been promised deals with real questions in an even handed manner begins with breathless statements like "Today a new community of the people of God has begun... A change is occurring in the Christian church the likes of which has not happened in ...
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• Are you in it for the Long Haul?

  
  everyday theology — Authority: 420
  Driving by Baylor this morning on my way to Common Grounds Coffee House, I noticed a field of yuong, recently planted oak trees.  Here is a picture of one of them.Upon seeing this field, I remembered, for some reason, that it had once been occupied by a building. This building had once been a set [...]
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• Come, See A Man Who Told Me All That I Ever Did.

  
  A Rose by Any Other Name — Authority: 123
  Michael Horton, in an interview, says about seeking God for something other than himself that: This has turned God into a tool we can use rather than the object of our faith and worship. The idea that there is anything we can bring to God or that we go to him to see what we can get is to seek a christ foreign to ...
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