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The Heart of Outreach

As we use it here, the phrase “heart-led existence” is the same as walking by the spirit or walking by faith. Our problem is that those New Testament phrases come with a lot of baggage in the minds of readers, … Continue reading

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Post-Zionist PTSD

The ineffable moral Law of God calls to all humans. It is not a question of performance, but of commitment. This thing is the nature of love itself; you can’t be drawn to the moral character of God without being … Continue reading

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Charity Without Conviction

Conviction is another word for heart-led living. Conviction is always consistent with God’s character and with His revelation. Our grasp of what it requires of us will surely vary over time, but conviction itself is eternal. Conscience is our mental … Continue reading

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You Are the Gospel

The last thing we want is to fall into the trap of trying convince people. It is simply not possible to go there without sliding down into mere psychological manipulation. Changing someone’s mind accomplishes nothing eternal. We want to see … Continue reading

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You, Too

God portrays Himself amongst us as an Eastern potentate, a sort of nomad sheikh. With that image is a certain kind of baggage about the nature of things. It portrays how He deals with us and how we should deal … Continue reading

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Implications of That Vision Thing

Sometimes when I look back and survey where my head has been on things, I wonder how God let me live and continued to use me. Our fallen nature ensures we will always get some things wrong when God speaks … Continue reading

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Virtual Catacombs

Step inside my madness for a moment; I’ll leave the door unlocked so you can escape when it gets too much for you. Review: The Cult is not so much a physical presence, but an avatar, a mental image of … Continue reading

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Vision for a Virtual Parish

(This post refers to a second blog that no longer exists; all the content from that blog has been imported into this one.) Some are just passing through. We aren’t seeking higher numbers of those who hang around just so … Continue reading

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Internet Infiltration

How we operate on the Internet follows the same fundamental moral reality that we apply to everything else: It’s all a question of boundaries and dominion. As followers of Christ, we regard our entire human existence as property of God, … Continue reading

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It’s Coming Home

Could you have predicted it? We are watching the West implode. The cultural milieu has run its course and we are watching something new forming from the ashes. Even Western self-awareness of cultural birth and development is biased, but if … Continue reading

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