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Sep 19, 2007

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Wednesday September 19, 2007

Baptism, Church Membership, and Graduation
This blog has an interesting story told in a gracious way showing how the relationship is between baptism and church membership. (HT: Thabiti)

Weird Story of the Day
A married couple who didn’t realise they were chatting each other up on the internet are divorcing.

Transracial Adoption and the Gospel
Dan Cruver has a great interview with Thabiti Anyabwile. They discuss transracial adoption. (HT:JT)

The New Normal
A fascinating article in the Ottawa Citizen talks about how births involving medical intervention are the new but unnecessary normal.

A La Carte (8/16)

Thursday August 16, 2007 Mark Dever Joins the Baptism DebateMark Dever has joined the discussion on baptism that previously just involved John Piper and Wayne Grudem. His thesis: “Baptism SHOULD be required for church membership.” A Biography of C.J. MahaneyTimmy Brister points to an online video biography of C.J. Mahaney that “was produced to commemorate…

Aug 16, 2007

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Free Stuff Fridays (Lifeway)

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How To Lead Your Family

It’s no easy task to lead a family. It’s no small responsibility a man accepts when he gets married and begins a family with his wife. It is not an easy task, but it is a necessary one. And by God’s grace, it can be a joyful, fulfilling, and successful one. How To Lead Your…

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When You Want It More Than They Do

It can be both a joy and a trial to witness another person’s Christian life. It can be a joy when you learn that they long for holiness and that they long to strive toward what is theirs in Christ. It can be a trial when you learn that they appear to have little longing…

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18 Prayers to Pray for Unbelievers

A friend asked the question: How do I pray for unbelievers? How do I pray effectively? I trust that every Christian regularly prays for family or friends or colleagues or neighbors who do not yet know the Lord. And while we can and must pray for matters related to their lives and circumstances, the emphasis…

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