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The church of me, myself, and I

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The church of me, myself, and I

By
Jeff K. Clarke
Senior Editor and Staff Writer
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January 22, 2017

We know that contemporary Christian faith is being largely defined as a private affair when, in the name of setting a mood and atmosphere for worship, we make our gathering places so dark that we can barely see those sitting next to us, let alone those on the other side of the room, all in the name of facilitating a worship experience.

We know that contemporary Chris..

The Myth of Influence

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The only way to dispel the myth of influence is to commit ourselves anew to the importance of biblical theology as the foundation for Christian action. We must allow the Bible in its fullness to direct our thinking and our doing. We must remember that Paul did not preach an abbreviated gospel, but declared the whole counsel of God.

In the March 7, 1998, issue of the Los Angeles Times, the Religion section featured an article entitled, “L.A.-Area Seminary Teachers Gather to Ponder the Truth.” Fo..

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Each January, many churches observe “Sanctity of Human Life” Sunday, and, to be honest, I have a love/hate relationship with it.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s a joy to preach the whole counsel of God. And of course it’s not that I think Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is somehow unbiblical. No, indeed. The entire canon of Scripture is filled with God’s commitment to the fatherless and to the widow, his wrath at the shedding of innocent blood.

And I don’t think it’s inappropriate. To the contrary, jus..

Weekend Edition – January 20, 2017

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Rural churches, same-sex marriage, ICYMI, and church signs

How Can Members of Rural Churches Engage Culture? – Jay Sanders
What’s Really Going On with Evangelicals and Same-Sex Marriage – Trevin Wax
The Winnowing of Christianity – Rod Dreher
The Grace of Church Discipline – Mark Galli
Previously on The Exchange
Retraining Our Minds on the Things of Christ: Thoughts as We Draw Closer to Inauguration Day
Four Questions to Ask Ourselves as We Adjust to a New Political Reality

November 8th Is Long..

Trump Stacks Prayer Service Lineup with Evangelicals

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Southern Baptists, Graham granddaughter to pray at Saturday’s National Cathedral event.

Donald Trump has tapped a record number of evangelical leaders to participate in the interfaith prayer service held at the Washington National Cathedral the day after his inauguration.

The National Prayer Service, hosted at the Episcopal cathedral Saturday morning, will feature two former presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention, the granddaughter of Billy Graham, and Greg Laurie, the evangelist behind..

Reading the Bible with Jonathan Edwards

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Douglas Sweeney—Professor of Church History and the History of Christian Thought, Chair of the Department, and Director of the Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School—has published widely on Edwards, early modern Protestant thought, and the history of evangelicalism. In 2015 Oxford University Press published his long-awaited Edwards the Exegete Biblical Interpretation and Anglo-Protestant Culture on the Edge of the Enlightenment. He kindly answered some questions about the..

Should We Celebrate the Falling Abortion Rate?

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The abortion rate has fallen to its lowest level since the Supreme Court legalized the practice in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. The news comes from a study by the pro-abortion research group, the Guttmacher Institute. How should Christians, and our other pro-life allies, receive this news?

On the one hand, we ought to celebrate. God has called us to lives of gratitude, to acknowledge God’s goodness to us. Certainly, when there is less of something as violent and unjust as abortion, we ought t..

More than Hashtags: Fight for Human Dignity

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It’s hard these days not to be inundated with reports of violence and death. On social media, the news scrolls past your eyes as much as you allow it. If you watch cable news, the top of the hour is filled with fresh scenes of tragedy. Even if you’re disciplined enough to avoid these outlets, friends are probably telling you what they’ve seen and heard.

In the past few years, we’ve witnessed executives, doctors, and politicians inside the abortion industrial complex Planned Parenthood negotiati..

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