Beyond the Box: Innovative Church Planting II

Beyond One Person Leadership – Shifting to Teams
While authors, Easum and Travis, affirm that the senior pastor is a key element in the equation that leads to a strong church and kingdom impact, they attempt to undo ‘the myth of the heroic leader’; everything rises and falls on the senior pastor. Rather they suggest; everything [...]

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Israel and Bible Prophecy

Events in Israel are of particular importance to Bible prophecy. As a consequence, the crisis in Israel dominates our coverage of events relative to the unfolding of Bible prophecy in this generation.
Israel is the linchpin in studying Bible prophecy. Jesus’ description of the signs of His Return [Matt 24:3] are given from the perspective of [...]

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When Christian Truth meets Post-Christian America – Part III

We must understand that, in the Christian worldview, culture is important, but never ultimate. Beyond this, we acknowledge that God is sovereign, and His providence rules over all.
The mission of the Church in the midst of this cultural crisis is to proclaim the truth and reach out to the casualties. In the face of rampant [...]

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When Christian Truth meets Post-Christian America – Part II

The Church has constantly been perplexed concerning its proper relation to culture. H. Richard Niebuhr traced five different patterns of cultural response in his famous work, Christ and Culture. The book over-simplified the issues and now looks awkwardly optimistic, but some of the patterns Niebuhr described are still evident. The Church as at times withdrawn [...]

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When Christian Truth meets Post-Christian America – Part I

A significant culture-shift has taken place around America. The essential contours of American culture has been radically altered. The so-called Judeo-Christian consensus of the last millennium has given way to a post-modern, post-Christian, post-Western cultural crisis which threatens the very heart of American culture.
Reflecting on the changes experienced by America over just the last half-century, [...]

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The Hypocrisy of Indian Politics – It’s all sauda

Isn’t politics everywhere like this? Well, yes and no. Politicians everywhere are human beings who react to incentives, and they’re evidently in it for the power. If they only wanted to do good to humankind, they’d be social workers or businessmen – successful businessmen are successful because they serve the needs of people – or [...]

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Christianity in America

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church; Col 1:24 (ASV)
I come back from a weekend of ministry at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale [...]

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