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Heroines of the faith: Blandina 26 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
Blandina was martyred in AD 177. A slave, she and her master were part of a Christian community in Lyon, (now in France). They were among a number of people who were arrested and brought to trial in...
Concerned about health insurance and Obamacare? 23 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm
I don’t often talk about our company, The Karis Group, but with the deadlines on health insurance looming and the state pools opening in a month, I’d like to present another option. Christian healthc...
Embracing diversity 21 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
It is said that truth has two wings. There is great diversity in the simple/organic church movement–we come from every theological and ecclesiological background. As we embrace our differences, rath...
If God insists on male leadership, why this? 19 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
For a very patriarchal society, God used a remarkable set of women in leadership roles in the stories of the Old Testament: Eve was the mother of all living (Genesis 3:20). Miriam is described as a ...
Is the Holy Spirit enough? 16 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
Modern wisdom would have us spend much time discipling new believers. But consider the following: Philip had no time with the Ethiopian eunuch after his baptism (which occurred at salvation). The P...
Roger Bannister and your dreams 14 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm
In 1954, British runner Roger Bannister proved that it only took one person to break the goal of a four-minute mile. Everybody said it couldn’t be done. Athletes had been attempting to break the four-...
Women teaching and gnosticism 12 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
Considerable light was shed on the heresy of gnosticism in 1945 when a number of ancient gnostic manuscripts were found in the Nag Hammadi Valley in Egypt. (Gnostics believe in secret or hidden knowle...
Questioning one-on-one discipleship 7 Aug 2013 | 10:24 pm
One-on-one is a preferred method of discipleship within evangelicalism. I have no doubt as to its effectiveness (wish someone had been there to disciple me as a young believer). However, recently I’ve...
Men opening doors 5 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
What can men do to open the door for women to step out into everything God has for them? For years, my husband, Tony, opened the door for me in every conceivable way . He included me in any speaking ...
Hierarchy and discipleship 2 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
Some of our deepest theological conversations occur in our hot tub. This past weekend was no exception. Some close missionary friends of ours who work in Asia came to stay. We always have fun debate...
