Monthly Archives: August 2007

Back to school, learning Adobe PhotoShop online

Most of us could really use some help with our computer skills, right? I’ve been wanting to take a refresher course on the basics of PhotoShop, so I began searching the net to see what I could find. Several people … Continue reading

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Do Calvinists really love their enemies?

The monk’s been really busy in the monastery these days! I take a couple weeks away from Google Reader and—boom!—he’s posted forty-two entries since the first of August. But I love the Monk! He likes to ask the tough questions, … Continue reading

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UK Christian beaten, stabbed, and thrown in the lake

This past weekend we traveled to the Manchester area where I spoke to a group of believers about true worship. I had chosen the passage where Paul and Silas found themselves arrested, beaten, and thrown into jail for their ministry … Continue reading

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Church as a way of life

"The church is not something we build, it is simply a way of living alongside each other that makes Jesus known…" —Wayne Jacobsen, excerpt from his blog post, "How do I find a good body of believers?"

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Springs flowing in the valleys and hills

"For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and hills," (Deut. 8:7, NIV).

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Meeting in homes: apostolic model or pragmatic necessity?

Several months ago, someone left a comment suggesting that the reason the early church met in homes, rather than larger buildings like temples or synagogues, was because they were just fledgling "church plants" and did not need a building to … Continue reading

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Exploring South Wales (UK)

Wisdom and Walks UK – Explore South Wales

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Multiplication of churches in India fueled by persecution and simple structures

In his paper, "Church Planting in India," Stanley Mehta summarizes a presentation by D. R. David at the Bless India Conference held in Chennai in January 2006. He says, "amidst all the pressures and changes, the church in India is … Continue reading

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The Omega Course: Practical Church Planter Training

For quite some time, the Alliance for Saturation Church Planting has been offering their Omega Course: five practical training manuals (free, downloadable PDF files) which each offer 26 hours of instruction; sharing a vision for saturation church planting as well … Continue reading

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Jehovah's Witness' Worst Nightmare

Imagine knocking on all those doors trying to get someone to answer.

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