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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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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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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Weekend A La Carte (March 28)

Make cousins great again / The empty promises of sentimentalism / AI is creeping into the news / Why should we just accept AI? / The end of the free-range childhood / Michael Horton and John Mark Comer / TBN headquarters / and more.

Mar 28

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals)

Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway!

Mar 27

Giveaways

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Considering Sparrows

Explore how Kevin Burrell’s Considering Sparrows brings birds, Philippians, and the joy of following Jesus together in a warm, accessible work of ‘ornitheology.’

Mar 27

Articles

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A La Carte (March 27)

Protestants and the pill / Pastoring the scrupulous conscience / Ben Shapiro mocked this couple (so Ray Comfort interviewed them) / Made lonely by holiness / Two pressures of age / Teaching teens digital discernment / and more.

Mar 27

A La Carte

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Announcing: God’s Great Big Global Church

Coming soon: God’s Great Big Global Church—my new children’s book that introduces kids to ten churches around the world and the joy of worshiping God together. Pre‑order is now open.

Mar 26

Articles

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A La Carte (March 26)

Decisions in the room / What does the Bible say about demons? / Why rationalists are asking AI to read their future / Tiny changes, massive payoffs / Stop scrolling and start singing / Kindle and commentary deals / and more.

Mar 26

A La Carte

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The Great Need of Reformed Churches Is Not Great Preachers

Reformed churches prize powerful preaching, but God’s people most need faithful pastors who know, love, and shepherd their souls—not merely gifted pulpiteers.

Mar 23

Articles

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When Your Spouse Stops Being Your Project

Many marriages stall at the same point: each spouse convinced the breakthrough will come only when the other finally changes. What if the real breakthrough begins somewhere else?

Mar 25

Articles

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One Woman’s Journey Through Gender Confusion, Reassignment Surgery, and Detransitioning

What happens when gender transition doesn’t bring the peace it promises? In Transformed, Kyla Gillespie tells her story of gender confusion, surgery, and the Savior who called her back. Here are some reflections on her journey.

Mar 20

Book Reviews

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Wise and Helpful Ways for Christians To Experiment With AI

AI is here to stay, and many Christians are wondering what to do with it. In this article I share some of the ways I use AI—along with the dangers that still concern me.

Mar 18

Articles

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Works & Wonders (March 22)

Trying something new for Sunday: A brief devotional with stories, songs, articles, photographs, and more. All about rejoicing in the works and wonders of God.

Mar 22

Articles

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