Monthly Archives: March 2008

Reflect – Secret Sin & Secret Prayer

“….Secret sin, and secret prayer, have this in common, that they both make a man travel his fastest. Secret sin makes him who commits it travel his fastest down to Gehenna, — that is to say, down into “the fire … Continue reading

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Avoiding “(A.W.) Pink-eye”

A few days ago, John Blackman, Pastor of Renaissance Baptist Church (Brooklin, Ontario) sent me a link to a provocative article posted by Michael Spencer, known in the blogosphere as Internet Monk. Spencer’s article, Stop Me Before I Turn Into A.W. Pink, will … Continue reading

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Defending an exclusive gospel

Why One Way? Defending an Exclusive Claim in an Inclusive World John MacArthur W Publishing Group, 2002 ISBN: 0849955580 ____________________ Postmodernism’s denial of absolute truth is seeping through the walls of the evangelical establishment and MacArthur, in the vein of … Continue reading

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The true nature of pastoral ministry

In his blog of March 11, 2008, Keith Edwards of the Toronto Baptist Seminary, has commented on the true nature of pastoral ministry. He writes:  Having served in 6 “flocks” of God’s people, I have learned a little about caring for … Continue reading

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Authentic Christian Leadership

Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership Aubrey Malphurs BakerBooks, 2003 ISBN: 0801091438 ____________________ Political maneuvering and manipulation masquerades as visionary Christian leadership in far too many churches and parachurch groups. This blind acceptance of unadulterated secular leadership principles … Continue reading

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