Billy Graham answers: A: Let me ask you a question: If you broke your arm in an accident, do you think your friend would claim it was a sin for you to have a broken arm, and...

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For those of you who like superheros

I went and saw Iron Man this weekend (ahem . . . three times). Now, you all know how I am about superheros (they are totally awesome), so I never have an objective take. But...

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Would Jesus Go to War?

Interesting observations Zach makes in light of some ways blogging can be counterproductive to the Christian community: 1. Practice writing. Writing is a skill just like...

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Would the Real Emerger Please Stand Up? (Complete)

Download as PDF How does one define the emerging church? This is not an easy question to answer. Are you emerging? Maybe you are and you just don’t know it. It is...

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Would the Real Emerger Please Stand Up? Part 3 – An Emerging Definition of “Emerging”

Often when I begin a series on the emerging church people approach me with two questions: 1) “Am I emerging?” 2) “Are you emerging?” In both counts this is really a loaded...

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Would the Real Emerger Please Stand Up? Part 3 – An Emerging Definition of “Emerging”

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Would the Real Emerger Please Stand Up? Part 1

How does one define the emerging church? This is not an easy question to answer. Are you emerging? Maybe you are and you just don’t know it. It is very difficult to define...

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The Bridge Called Doubt

I sometimes think that the world functions just like one would expect if God did not exist. “Doubt is a necessary evil on our journey toward belief.” We have all felt feelings...

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William P. Young’s book, The Shack

I’m busy these days trying to crank out more than a thousand words a day on a church history text contracted by Zondervan, and I don’t have a lot of spare time. I...

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The Essential Christian Library

We have been working hard on the Reclaiming the Mind Bookstore and have produced new categories that I think will be helpful. Among the categories, we have “The Essential...

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