INTRODUCTION Doug Pagitt serves as the pastor of Solomon’s Porch in Minneapolis, MN. He stands as a leader in the Emergent Church, and holds too many of the same beliefs and ideologies as Brian McLaren. In his book, Preaching Re-Imagined, he sets forth an approach to preaching called progressional dialogue. Pagitt, like McLaren and others in […]
sixsteps: Russell Moore: Pornography promises orgasm without intimacy. Video [game] warfare promises adrenaline without danger. The arousal that makes these so attractive is ultimately spiritual to the core. Satan isn’t a creator but a plagiarist. His power is parasitic, latching on to good impulses and directing them toward his own purpose. God intends a man […]
Relevant Magazine recently posted an article exploring whether or not you should ever end a friendship because a person is dragging you down. In the article the author discusses several types of friends who could possibly fit in this category. He encourages the establishing of healthy boundaries with these people, in order to allow yourself […]
sixsteps: Sadly, many churches–even if they affirm the right doctrine on paper–act and preach as if the biggest problem in the world is lack of education, or material poverty, or the declining morals in our country, or the threat of global warming. As a result we preach cultural improvement instead of Christ. We preach justice without […]
If you were to ask people to define freedom, most likely you would receive a wide range of responses to your question. Some might say that freedom is the ability to do whatever I want. Some might say that freedom is the absence of all restriction. Some might say that freedom is being released from […]
Ten years ago today the sports world gave us one of the greatest press conference rants of all time. Allen Iverson mentioned “practice” around 25 times in about 2.5 minets. My top five press conference melt downs would be: 5. Herm Edwards telling us why we play the game. 4. Jim Mora talking about the playoffs and […]
sixsteps: “Is the Megachurch the New Liberalism?” Dr. Albert Mohler asks this important question. THE CONTEXT Louie Giglio. Steve Fee. Kristian Stanfill. Todd Fields. Andy Stanley. These are men that are, or have been, connected to North Point Community Church in Alphretta, Georgia—just outside of Atlanta. North Point is a mega-church, with multiple “campus” in the Atlanta area. Andy Stanley is […]
This is a great article discussing how the iPhone has revolutionized life for the visually impaired. I was first introduced to the iPhone in the summer of 2009 when the 3GS came out. This version had Voiceover built into the operating software. Voiceover is the function that makes the phone accessible to those of us […]
In part 2 of my series on Colossians 3 I briefly discussed how covetousness lies beneath all of the other nine commandments. How if one does not covet, then he will not transgress the rest of the law. The command to not covet is a negative command. ”Do not covet.” So, what would be the positive assertion […]