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Free Stuff Fridays

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Missional Wear. Missional Wear provides quality apparel (and other stuff) that is inspired by reformed theology and missional living. They are giving away 5 prizes. 1 person will win a copy of The Resolutions Poster. “Beautifully designed to look like the original document, each poster is printed on a latex infused matte paper with eco-solvent inks that add to its vintage appeal.” All five winners will each win a $25 gift certificate …

Free Stuff Fridays

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is all about Bible study for small groups and individuals. This week’s sponsor, The Good Book Company is offering 5 of you a chance to win a collection of all 33 Good Book Guides. “The format is very user-friendly and the content is rich and accessible.” –Justin Taylor, author, blogger and and VP of Editorial at Crossway The folks over at The Good Book Company see their mission this way, “God’s growth process for individuals …

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A La Carte (7/9)

Proven Weapons – John Piper: “Having promises at hand that suit the temptation of the hour is one key to successful warfare against sin. But there are times when we don’t have a perfectly suited word from God in our minds. And there is no time to look through the Bible for a tailor-made promise. So we all need to have a small arsenal of general promises ready to use whenever fear or craving threaten to lead us astray.” Read it! …

Free Stuff Fridays

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Christian Statements, a first-time sponsor here (though their sister company, Missional Wear, has sponsored in the past). They are offering 5 prizes, each of which is a $50 gift certificate to their store. Christian Statements offers removable decorative wall vinyl featuring scripture verses, inspirational phrases and quotes from your favorite theologians. They are ideal for making a statement in your home, church or place of business. You can see examples of some …

A La Carte (1/18)

The Big Day – Michael Horton writes about the Superbowl and churches that have a Superbowl party: “Typically, in the reports I scanned, pastors were justifying their decision by appealing to the mission opportunity. Somehow, having the building full with people who want to be there for a game, but not for God’s saving service to sinners, is ‘missional.’” Full Circle – I was recently a guest on “Full Circle,” a show that airs on CTS (Canada’s Christian TV channel). …

Free Stuff Fridays

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays sponsor is Missional Wear. Missional Wear provides quality apparel that is inspired by reformed theology and missional living. We are trying something new for the prize packages by adding a social element. Missional Wear is offering 5 packages that each include a t-shirt of the winner’s choice along with a decal. This time we are adding a social spin that gives a chance to double the winners! Missional Wear has agreed to offer the prize …

The Strange Phenomenon of White Middle-Aged Pastors Listening to Rap Music

There’s a strange phenomenon in the Christian world right now: middle-aged white pastors are talking about rap music and, even more strangely, actually listening to it and recommending it. Suddenly 65-year-old pastors who wear plaid jackets are interviewing dudes who wear their hats all funny and say things in their songs like, “They got ya head bobbin’ til ya lose ya necklace.” This may not be a long-lived phenomenon, but while it lasts, I thought it would be interesting to …

The Problem with Pastor as Rock Star

Today’s guest blogger is Ed Stetzer. That’s a name that is familiar to most of you, I’m sure. I recently spoke at an event with Ed and, having enjoyed his company, asked if he’d be willing to put together a guest post. And, as you’re about to see, he was kind enough to do so. ***** A lot of kids grow up wanting to be a rock star. These days the term “rock star” is applied much more liberally than …

Quote – You Might Be Emergent If…

Have you ever wondered if you are emergent? I know I have! Here is Kevin DeYoung, co-author of Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) on how you might know if you are emergent… After reading nearly five thousand pages of emerging-church literature, I have no doubt that the emerging church, while loosely defined and far from uniform, can be described and critiqued as a diverse, but recognizable, movement. You might be an emergent Christian: if you …

King for a Week – TheResurgence

King for a Week is an honor I bestow on blogs that I feel are making a valuable contribution to my faith and the faith of other believers…or sometimes just because I really like them. It is a way of introducing my readers to blogs that they may also find interesting and edifying. Every now and again I select a blog, link to it from my site, and add that site’s most recent headlines to my right sidebar. While this …