CNN on The Purpose Driven Life (It’s On Tonight)

Mar 16, 2005

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According to CNN.com, there will be a one hour special edition of “Newsnight” tonight that will focus on The Purpose Driven Life. “It may have saved one woman and inspired an alleged killer to give up. What is the message in “The Purpose Driven Life”? Paula Zahn hosts a special edition of “NewsNight” at 10 p.m. ET.” I’m sure it will be interesting. Because this of the combination of the subject matter and the network, you may want to take some anti-nausea medication before it begins.

Purpose Driven Life on CNN

Last night on “Newsnight” CNN featured The Purpose Driven Life, giving the book perhaps thirty or forty minutes of coverage. The book has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in the past few days because of the Brian Nichols case. Ashley Smith, the woman Nichols held hostage while he was a fugitive, read to him from…

Mar 17, 2005

General News

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Rick Warren – The Purpose Driven Life

I recently completed a critical (by which I mean in-depth) study of Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life. I went through each chapter of the book not only reading what he had to say but also looking up each and every Biblical proof-text he used (more than 1200 in all), paying special attention to his…

Jan 10, 2004

General News

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Eleven (Plus 2) Characteristics of Purpose Driven Churches

This week’s Minstry Toolbox, a weekly publication written by Rick Warren (and/or his staff) is entitled “11 characteristics of a PD church.” I thought this would be an interesting document to examine. You can read each of the characteristics below. Each one is followed by a few words of commentary. I will speak of the…

May 5, 2005

General News

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Free Stuff Fridays (The Good Book Company)

Free Stuff Fridays! Win one of three Advent Bundles! #Sponsored

Nov 14

Giveaways

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The Return of the Ancients and the Future of America

Every now and again, I decide that I will visit the ECPA list of bestselling Christian books and read the number one bestseller, no matter what it is. It is a decision I often regret. I wish the books that rose to the top were the best of the best, but, sadly, they are often…

Nov 14

Book Reviews

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A La Carte (November 14)

A La Carte: Jesus among the spiritualities / Is that book written by AI? / How to provoke your children to anger / Full of grace and truth / One of the best defenses against depression / and more.

Nov 14

A La Carte

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2 Active Ways to Grow in Our Desire for the Kingdom

“Lord, teach us to pray.” Here are two active ways to grow in your desire for the Kingdom of God.

Nov 13

Sponsored

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A La Carte (November 13)

A La Carte: The deconstruction of Evangelical missions / Is this the one? / False advertising by Christian colleges / The great wizardry of Oz / Embrace the hardship / and more.

Nov 13

A La Carte

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Hosting Your Own Little Haman Party

It often surprises me how inadvertently selfish we human beings can be and how obliviously self-centered our behavior can become. I see this in many ways, but one has stood out to me over the past little stretch of time.

Nov 12

Articles

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Hosting Your Own Little Haman Party

It often surprises me how inadvertently selfish we human beings can be and how obliviously self-centered our behavior can become. I see this in many ways, but one has stood out to me over the past little stretch of time.

Nov 12

Articles

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Why You Can Confidently Pray for the Most Hardened Sinner You Know

One of the most important responsibilities of every Christian is the responsibility of praying for the salvation of the lost. It is an important responsibility, but also a difficult one, and especially so when we have labored in prayer for years or decades without seeing that person come to faith.

Nov 5

Articles

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The Return of the Ancients and the Future of America

Every now and again, I decide that I will visit the ECPA list of bestselling Christian books and read the number one bestseller, no matter what it is. It is a decision I often regret. I wish the books that rose to the top were the best of the best, but, sadly, they are often…

Nov 14

Book Reviews

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The Biblical Call To Bodily Care

Christians can often have a strange relationship with the body. Certain Christian traditions have treated the body as if it is no more than a shell for the soul, a material self that is of little importance when compared to the immaterial self. Other Christian traditions have treated the body as if it is of…

Nov 7

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When It Feels Like the Temptation Is Coming From Outside

No Christian tradition is perfect, which means that every Christian tradition has its own strengths and weaknesses. Every tradition has areas in which it presses hard to understand and live according to biblical truth, but then also areas in which it inevitably fails to completely match Scripture’s teaching and emphases. Since every tradition is the…

Nov 10

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