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Real Restoration: The Dawn of the New Covenant, Part 2

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Second, as these and many other passages teach, God’s peace, righteousness, and justice will prevail in this new Kingdom. “Justice” and “righteousness” include the teachings of the Torah that Kingdom’s citizens will care for the widows, orphans, and sojourners, all … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Is the Export of Conservative Christianity Good for the World?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Interesting article from Jonathan D. Fitzgerald at Patheos. He notes that research shows that conservative denominations are growing the fastest. The spread of conservative Christianity is not a ratification of Mohler’s [the president of the Southern Baptist convention] brand of … Continue reading →

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A Different Way to Do Teen Ministry Campus Ministry Church: The Red Bull Gospel

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

From Drew Dyck at The Leadership Journal, Over the past year I’ve conducted dozens of interviews with 20-somethings who have walked away from their Christian faith. Among the most surprising findings was this: nearly all of these “leavers” reported having … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: The Dawn of the New Covenant, Part 1

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Let’s consider where God’s story has taken us, up through the end of the Old Testament. Early in Genesis, we see mankind fall from Eden and several conflicts set up. * Satan vs. God by means of mankind. * Man … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: On Dying Well

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

What do you do when you find out you’re going to die? I think it’s a good question because, you know, you are. Me, too. Death is pretty much inevitable. But we live in a society that fears death. We … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Is Barbie Bad for Girls?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The Resurgence just posted an article on how to protect your daughter from Barbie. And they are serious. Now, I have no daughters. Just the four boys. I have a daughter-in-law, but she didn’t show up until she was past … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Zechariah and Malachi

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Originally, I had planned to cover Ezekiel and Jeremiah, but there is so very much material there, this series might never end. So I’m skipping to the end of the prophets. Zechariah and Malachi both prophesied after Ezra and Nehemiah … Continue reading →

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Small Groups: Even the Shallow Need a Place

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Jay F Guin
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Thought Question: On Moving to a Church Hoping to Change It

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Jay F Guin

From Wade Hodges, One of the biggest mistakes I made as a young preacher was that I was driven by a desire to turn the churches I was serving into churches I could be proud of working with, because at … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Isaiah: The Kingdom

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We’ve considered Isaiah from several perspectives. We need to add one more — the Kingdom. The Gospels record John the Baptist and Jesus preaching the coming of the Kingdom without bothering to define it. For example, we read early in … Continue reading →

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